Wall slip of complex fluids: interfacial friction or slip length?

Abstract

Using a dynamic Surface Force Apparatus, we demonstrate that the notion of slip length used to describe the boundary flow of simple liquids, is not appropriate for viscoelastic liquids. Rather, the appropriate description lies in the original Navier's partial slip boundary condition, formulated in terms of an interfacial friction coefficient. We establish an exact analytical expression to extract the interfacial friction coefficient from oscillatory drainage forces between a sphere and a plane, suitable for dynamic SFA or Atomic Force Microscopy non-contact measurements. We use this model to investigate the boundary friction of viscoelastic polymer solutions over 5 decades of film thicknesses and one decade in frequency. The proper use of the original Navier's condition describes accurately the complex hydrodynamic force up to scales of tens of micrometers, with a simple "Newtonian-like" friction coefficient, not frequency dependent, and reflecting closely the dynamics of an interfacial depletion layer at the solution/solid interface.

arXiv comment7 pages, 5 figures

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