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Measurements of normal stress differences are reported for suspensions of rigid, non-Brownian fibres for concentrations of $\def \xmlpi #1{}\def \mathsfbi #1{\boldsymbol {\mathsf {#1}}}\let \le =\leqslant \let \leq =\leqslant \let \ge =\geqslant \let \geq =\geqslant \def \Pr {\mathit {Pr}}\def \Fr {\mathit {Fr}}\def \Rey {\mathit {Re}}nL^2d=1.5\text {--}3$ and aspect ratios of $L/d=11\text {--}32$, where $n$ is the number of fibres per unit volume, $L$ is the fibre length and $d$ is the diameter. The first and second normal stress differences are determined experimentally from measuring the deformation in the free surface in a tilted trough and in a Weissenberg rheometer. Simulations are performed as well, and the hydrodynamic and contact contributions to the normal stresses are calculated. The experiments and simulations indicate that the second normal stress difference is negative and that its magnitude increases as the concentration is raised and the aspect ratio is lowered. The first normal stress difference is positive and its magnitude is approximately twice that of the second normal stress difference. Simulation results indicate that, for the concentrations and aspect ratios studied, contact forces between fibres form the dominant contribution to the normal stress differences.
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