Shear-induced migration of confined flexible fibers
Nan Xue, Janine K. Nunes, Howard A. Stone
Abstract
We report an experimental study of the shear-induced migration of flexible fibers in suspensions confined between two parallel plates. The observations show that the fibers that are more likely to bend exhibit faster migration.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceShear (geology)Composite materialFiberSpinningDimensionless quantityStiffnessShear flowBending stiffnessBrownian dynamicsMechanicsBrownian motionPhysicsQuantum mechanicsRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesAdvanced Materials and MechanicsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies