Experimental and modelling study of the effect of temperature on shear thickening fluids
RIS ID
99040
Abstract
This paper is a study of the effect that temperature has on a shear thickening fluid made from ethylene glycol and fumed silica, with 20%-26% weight fractions. Three typical temperatures, ranging from 20oC to 60oC, were selected to study the shear rate dependence of viscosity. The temperature tests showed that a high temperature increased the critical shear rate and lowered the shear thickening ratio. A viscosity function was proposed to represent the three characteristic regions in typical shear thickening fluid and to predict viscosity at different temperatures.
Publication Details
Tian, T., Peng, G., Li, W., Ding, J. & Nakano, M. (2015). Experimental and modelling study of the effect of temperature on shear thickening fluids. Korea Australia Rheology Journal, 27 (1), 17-24.