Experimental observations of non-continuum effects in suspensions: Falling-ball versus towed-ball rheometry

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Reardon, Patrick T ^a   Graham, Alan L ^a   Abbott, James R ^b   Brenner, Howard ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RHEOMETERS; STRAIN RATE; STRESSES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

CONSTANT GRAVITATIONAL FORCE; NONCONTINUUM EFFECTS; RHEOMETRY;

NEWTONIAN FLOW;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; RHEOMETER; RHEOMETRY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 27144503626     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2035547     Document Type: Article

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