Abstract We study the rheological behaviour of a dense bidispersed suspension varying relative size two dispersed phases. The main outcome our analysis is that an enhanced flowability (reduced viscosity) can be achieved by increasing dispersion ratio explain observed result showing presence large particles increases packing efficiency suspension, leading to reduction contribution contacts on ov...

The particle size dependence of the reversible shear thickening transition in dense colloidal suspensions is explored. Five suspensions of monodisperse silica are synthesized via the Stöber synthesis. The physicochemical properties of the dispersions are quantified using transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, small angle light scattering, electrophoresis, and viscometry. Rh...

Colloidal shear thickening presents a significant challenge because the macroscopic rheology becomes increasingly controlled by the microscopic details of short ranged particle interactions in the shear thickening regime. Our measurements here of the first normal stress difference over a wide range of particle volume fractions elucidate the relative contributions from hydrodynamic lubrication a...