Microstructural rheology of complex fluids / L. Gary Leal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leal, L. Gary, Author.

Series:

Cambridge monographs on mechanics.

Cambridge monographs on mechanics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Complex fluids.

Rheology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 774 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Complex fluids can be found all around us, from molten plastics to mayonnaise, and understanding their highly non-linear dynamics is the subject of much research. This text introduces a common theoretical framework for understanding and predicting the flow behavior of complex fluids. This framework allows for results including a qualitative understanding of the relationship between a fluid's behavior at the microscale of particles or macromolecules, and its macroscopic, viscoelastic properties. The author uses a microstructural approach to derive constitutive theories that remain simple enough to allow computational predictions of complicated macroscale flows. Readers develop their intuition to learn how to approach the description of materials not covered in the book, as well as limits such as higher concentrations that require computational methods for microstructural analysis. This monograph's unique breadth and depth make it a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in fluid mechanics.

Contents:

Fundamentals of determining the constitutive equation for a complex fluid

Dilute suspensions of spherical particles

Dilute suspensions of rigid non-spherical Brownian particles (general formulation and near-spheres)

Dilute suspensions of rigid non-spherical Brownian particles (the role of particle shape on rheology)

Semi-dilute suspensions of elongated particles

Nematic liquid crystalline polymers

Emulsions without drop breakup or coalescence

The role of drop breakup and coalescence in emulsion rheology

Dilute suspensions of vesicles and capsules

Dilute solutions of flexible polymer molecules; the elastic dumbbell model

Constitutive models for entangled linear polymer solutions and melts

Constitutive models for entangled branched polymer solutions and melts

Flow-induced spatial inhomogeneities in complex fluids.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-68843-X

9781009688444

OCLC:

1601592724