String formation in sheared suspensions in rheologically complex media: The essential role of shear thinning

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 237-254

  Van Loon, Sylvie ^a   Fransaer, Jan ^a   Clasen, Christian ^a   Vermant, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Non Newtonian fluids; Shear induced alignment; String formation; Viscoelastic suspending media

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; FLOW INDUCED ALIGNMENT; GEOMETRICAL CONDITIONS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NORMAL STRESS DIFFERENCE; SHEAR-INDUCED ALIGNMENT; STRING FORMATION; VISCOELASTIC SUSPENDING MEDIA;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR THINNING;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84891750274     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.4853455     Document Type: Article

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