Rheology and microstructure in concentrated noncolloidal suspensions

The rheological behavior of a monodisperse suspension of non-Brownian particles undergoing simple shear flow in the presence of a weak interparticle force is studied using accelerated Stokesian dynamics. The availability of a faster numerical algorithm permits the investigation of larger systems (typically of 512 particles), and accurate results for the suspension viscosity, first and second normal stress differences, and the particle pressure are determined as a function of the volume fraction. The system microstructure, expressed through the pair-distribution function, is also studied and it is demonstrated how the resulting anisotropy in the pair-distribution function is correlated with the suspension non-Newtonian behavior. The ratio of the normal to excess shear stress is found to be an increasing function of the volume fraction, suggesting different volume fraction scalings for different elements of the stress tensor. The relative strength and range of the interparticle force is varied and its effec...

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