The screening effect in suspensions of freely moving spheres
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- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 43 (11) , 371-375
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:019820043011037100
Abstract
The signification of the « screening effect » in suspensions of freely moving spheres is discussed. A simple problem is proposed to study this effect from both the theoretical and the experimental points of view. We suggest on the basis of simple assumptions that the predicted screening length behaves as the inverse of the volume fraction in the limit of dilute suspensions. More elaborate methods are proposed to check and extend this resultKeywords
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