Stretching of polymers in a random three-dimensional flow
Chaotic Dynamics
2009-10-31 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
Behavior of a dilute polymer solution in a random three-dimensional flow with an average shear is studied experimentally. Polymer contribution to the shear stress is found to be more than two orders of magnitude higher than in a laminar shear flow. The results indicate that the polymer molecules get strongly stretched by the random motion of the fluid.
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@article{arxiv.nlin/0005034,
title = {Stretching of polymers in a random three-dimensional flow},
author = {Alexander Groisman and Victor Steinberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0005034},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 3 figures