Interfacial patterns of stretching suspension
Understanding particle-mediated interfacial processes in confined spaces undergoing deformation is important for many natural and industrial processes. Here, we combine laboratory experiments and theoretical analysis to investigate how particle dynamics shapes suspension-air interfacial pattern formation when the suspension is stretched. It is found that even slightly nonuniform particle concentration promotes wavy and finger-like morphologies, while particle perturbations lead to dendritic pattern with strong finger branching.
Authors
- Ran Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2328-7035)
- Renjun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1489-2113)
- Amir A. Pahlavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3505-9718)
- Zhibing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-050X)
- Yi‐Feng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-4401)
- Dongqi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-2714)
Institutions
- North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (CN)
- Yale University (US)
- Wuhan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Fluids
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/wk72-dkxd
- Primary Topic
- Material Dynamics and Properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00