Drag and relaxation in a bentonite clay suspension

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 44-52

  Chafe, N Paul ^a   de Bruyn, John R ^a,b,c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Laboratoire de Rheologie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bingham number; Rheological aging; Thixotropic gel; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CLAY MINERALS; GELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VELOCITY; YIELD STRESS;

BENTONITE CLAY SUSPENSION; BINGHAM NUMBER; RHEOLOGICAL AGING; THIXOTROPIC GEL;

BENTONITE;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 28244468096     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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