Relative viscosity of emulsions in simple shear flow: Temperature, shear rate, and interfacial tension dependence

Se Bin Choi; Joon Sang Lee

doi:10.3795/KSME-B.2015.39.8.677

Relative viscosity of emulsions in simple shear flow: Temperature, shear rate, and interfacial tension dependence

Se Bin Choi, Joon Sang Lee

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

We simulate an emulsion system under simple shear rates to analyze its rheological characteristics using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). We calculate the relative viscosity of an emulsion under a simple shear flow along with changes in temperature, shear rate, and surfactant concentration. The relative viscosity of emulsions decreased with an increase in temperature. We observed the shear-thinning phenomena, which is responsible for the inverse proportion between the shear rate and viscosity. An increase in the interfacial tension caused a decrease in the relative viscosity of the decane-in-water emulsion because the increased deformation caused by the decreased interfacial tension significantly influenced the wall shear stress.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	677-682
Number of pages	6
Journal	Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, B
Volume	39
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2015.39.8.677
Publication status	Published - 2015 Aug

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Mechanical Engineering

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