Rheological properties of particle suspensions in a polymeric liquid

@article{citeulike:3075304, abstract = {The rheological characteristics of a particle-suspended Boger fluid are reported. Non-shear thinning, highly elastic polymer solutions were obtained from a mixture of high-molecular-weight polyisobutylene (PIB) and low-molecular-weight polybutene (PB). Kaolinite was chosen as the suspended particles. The shear viscosity and first normal stress difference of the kaolinite-suspended PIB/PB solution exhibit characteristics similar to those of Boger fluids. In contrast to polymer melts with nearly spherical particles, the elasticity of this system increases with the addition of particles, and a qualitative interpretation based on PB (the solvent) as a [`]shielding' agent is given.}, author = {Choi, Hyoung J. and Vinay and Jhon, Myung S.}, citeulike-article-id = {3075304}, doi = {10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00498-4}, journal = {Polymer}, keywords = {droplet, lab3}, month = {May}, number = {10}, pages = {2869--2872}, posted-at = {2008-08-02 06:55:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Rheological properties of particle suspensions in a polymeric liquid}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00498-4}, volume = {40}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3075304 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3075304 N2 - The rheological characteristics of a particle-suspended Boger fluid are reported. Non-shear thinning, highly elastic polymer solutions were obtained from a mixture of high-molecular-weight polyisobutylene (PIB) and low-molecular-weight polybutene (PB). Kaolinite was chosen as the suspended particles. The shear viscosity and first normal stress difference of the kaolinite-suspended PIB/PB solution exhibit characteristics similar to those of Boger fluids. In contrast to polymer melts with nearly spherical particles, the elasticity of this system increases with the addition of particles, and a qualitative interpretation based on PB (the solvent) as a [`]shielding' agent is given. IS - 10 JF - Polymer EP - 2872 TI - Rheological properties of particle suspensions in a polymeric liquid VL - 40 SP - 2869 KW - droplet KW - lab3 AU - Choi, Hyoung AU - Vinay AU - Jhon, Myung PY - 1999/05// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00498-4 ER -