Fluid fractures like a solid - three flow patterns (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Fluid fractures like a solid - three flow patterns

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Three flow patterns: Left: Rounded liquid-like "Viscous fingers" at low concentration and low injection rate. Middle: tree-like fractures when the suspension shear-thickens reversibly into a solid. Right: Big fractures when the suspension is so dense that it jams up completely when the air is injected.

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IMPACT, Swansea University

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