Maximising the electrorheological effect for bidisperse nanofluids from the electrostatic force between two particles

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 909-917

  Cox, Barry J ^a   Thamwattana, Ngamta ^a   Hill, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrorheological fluids; Electrostatic force; Electrostatic potential; Laplace's equation; Re expansion method; Spherical harmonics

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUIDS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33747487016     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-006-0084-4     Document Type: Article

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