Rheology Including Viscoelasticity And Smart Fluids

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rheology is the study of the flow of matter: primarily in the liquid state, but also as 'soft solids' or solids under co... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.

Rheology is the study of the flow of matter: primarily in the liquid state, but also as 'soft solids' or solids under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force. It applies to substances which have a complex molecular structure, such as muds, sludges, suspensions, polymers and other glass formers, as well as many foods and additives, bodily fluids and other biological materials. The flow of these substances cannot be characterized by a single value of viscosity (at a fixed temperature). While the viscosity of liquids normally varies with temperature, it is variations with other factors which are studied in rheology. This book studies rheology including shear flow, stress relaxation, dynamic modulus, electrorheological fluid, and ferrofluid.

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