Maxwell Stress in Fluid Mixtures

作者:Sakaue Takahiro*; Ohta Takao
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2012, 108(7): 078301.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.078301

摘要

We examine the structure of Maxwell stress in binary fluid mixtures under an external electric field and discuss its consequence. In particular, we show that, in immiscible blends, it is intimately related to the statistics of domain structure. This leads to a compact formula, which may be useful in the investigation of electrorheological effects in such systems. The stress tensor calculated in a phase separated fluid under a steady electric field is in a good agreement with recent experiments.

  • 出版日期2012-2-17