The effective shear and dilatational viscosities of a particle-laden interface in the dilute limit

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Abstract: The effective dilatational and shear viscosities of a particle-laden fluid interface are computed in the dilute limit under the assumption of an asymptotically vanishing viscosity ratio between both fluids. Spherical particles with a given contact angle of the fluid interface at the particle surface are considered. A planar fluid interface and a small Reynolds number are assumed. The theoretical analysis is based on a domain perturbation expansion in the deviation of the contact angle from 90circ up to the second order. The resulting effective dilatational viscosity shows a stronger dependence on the contact angle than the effective shear viscosity, and its magnitude is larger for all contact angles. As an application of the theory, the stability of a liquid cylinder decorated with particles is considered. The limits of validity of the theory and possible applications in terms of numerical simulations of particle-laden interfaces are discussed.












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