Intermittent thermal convection in jammed emulsions
arXiv:2405.02135 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.244001
Abstract
We study the process of thermal convection in jammed emulsions with a yield-stress rheology. We find that heat transfer occurs via an intermittent mechanism, whereby intense short-lived convective "heat bursts" are spaced out by long-lasting conductive periods. This behaviour is the result of a sequence of fluidization-rigidity transitions, rooted in a non-trivial interplay between emulsion yield-stress rheology and plastic activity, which we characterize via a statistical analysis of the dynamics at the droplet scale. We also show that droplets' coalescence induced during heat bursts leads to a spatially heterogeneous phase-inversion of the emulsion which eventually supports a sustained convective state.
6 pages, 4 figures
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