Abstract
It is well-known that solutions of cetyltrimethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate in water exhibit a pronounced shear-thickening phenomenon in a specific concentration range (0.1-0.8%) when they are subjected to simple-shear flows, as a consequence of flow-induced self-assembly of wormlike micelles. This work shows that a strong elongational flow field (opposed-jets flow), applied to the same solutions, does not lead to extension thickening because the extensional flow prevents or destroys micellar association. In flow through a porous medium, a substantial increase in apparent viscosity is observed beyond a critical apparent shear rate, which surpasses increases observed in simple-shear flows. This is explained as the result of a synergistic effect of shear and relatively weak elongation on the solution microstructure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3838-3841 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Langmuir |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 11 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Spectroscopy
- Electrochemistry