Relationship between the Rheological Properties and Structure of Slurry Explored by Numerical Simulation

Abstract

In the fabrication of functional materials through slurry, the rheological properties of slurry can be a control index of process and material quality. Rheological properties are expected to reflect microstructure composed of suspended particles in slurry. We have investigated the relationship between the rheological properties and the structure of slurry by use of numerical simulations, which solve the dynamics of suspended particles under shear flow. We present some results obtained by the numerical simulations.