Physical Aging and Thixotropy in Sludge Rheology

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 13495-1-13495-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Baudez
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Physical Aging ◽  
Abrupt Change ◽  
Rheological Behaviour ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Structural Parameter ◽  
Critical Shear Rate ◽  
A New Technique

Abstract Sewage sludge presents a dual rheological behaviour with an abrupt change between the two regimes. Using a new technique of reconstruction of the velocity profile, the behaviour can be modelled by a unique equation including liquid and solid components but also a structural parameter. It is also rigorously demonstrated that the only one rheological behaviour in steady state in the liquid regime is a truncated power-law which can be defined only for a shear rate and a shear stress higher than a critical value, γ̇c and τc. Moreover, the critical shear rate and shear stress increase with the solid content and depend on the fractal dimension of flocs which implies that thixotropic effects are all the more important as the sludge is thick and fresh.

Thixotropic Strength and Thixotropic Criteria in Semi-Solid Processing

2008 ◽  
Vol 141-143 ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.C. Keung ◽  
Y.F. Lee ◽  
Wei Wei Shan ◽  
Shou Jing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Shape Factor ◽  
Shear Thickening ◽  
Solid Material ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Thixotropic Behavior ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Constant Shear Rate

Thixotropy is essential to semi-solid processing, and because of it the semi-solid material is characterized by ‘shear shinning’. Here, thixotropic strength and thixotropic criteria in semi-solid processing are put forward based on related theories and experiments, and thixotropic mechanism and its influencing factors are also investigated. The results are as follows: 1) the term of thixotropic strength means that with constant shear rate at semi-solid temperature, the semi-solid body begins to flow when the shear stress reach a certain value. This value of shear stress is defined as the thixotropic strength; 2) Thixotropic behavior happens with ‘shear thinning’ because of the deagglomeration of solid particles, while ‘shear thickening’ happens because of the agglomeration at the same time. With increasing shear time, the shear stress increases first and then decreases rapidly to reach a stable value. 3) There are three important factors that influence ‘thixotropic strength’: temperature (hence solid content), initial microstructure (including size, shape factor and uniformity of solid particles) and shear rate.

scholarly journals Processing the Vane Shear Flow Data from Couette Analogy

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 34037-1-34037-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrice Estellé ◽  
Christophe Lanos ◽  
Arnaud Perrot ◽  
Sofiane Amziane
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Shear Flow ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
Rheological Behaviour ◽  
Bingham Fluid ◽  
Flow Data ◽  
Velocity Data ◽  
Torsional Flow

Abstract A new procedure is described to convert the vane torque and rotational velocity data into shear stress vs shear rate relationships. The basis of the procedure consists in considering locally the sheared material as a Bingham fluid and computing a characteristic shear rate from Couette analogy. The approach is first applied to experimental vane data of Newtonian fluid, then used to process vane experimental data of non-Newtonian and yield stress materials. Results, which are favourably compared with torsional flow, show that the approach correctly predicts the rheological behaviour of the materials investigated.

Efficiency prediction for storage chambers using computational fluid dynamics

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia R. Stovin ◽  
Adrian J. Saul
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Particle Tracking ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Complex Geometries ◽  
Bed Shear Stress ◽  
Breadth Ratio ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Simulated Flow

Research was undertaken in order to identify possible methodologies for the prediction of sedimentation in storage chambers based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The Fluent CFD software was used to establish a numerical model of the flow field, on which further analysis was undertaken. Sedimentation was estimated from the simulated flow fields by two different methods. The first approach used the simulation to predict the bed shear stress distribution, with deposition being assumed for areas where the bed shear stress fell below a critical value (τcd). The value of τcd had previously been determined in the laboratory. Efficiency was then calculated as a function of the proportion of the chamber bed for which deposition had been predicted. The second method used the particle tracking facility in Fluent and efficiency was calculated from the proportion of particles that remained within the chamber. The results from the two techniques for efficiency are compared to data collected in a laboratory chamber. Three further simulations were then undertaken in order to investigate the influence of length to breadth ratio on chamber performance. The methodology presented here could be applied to complex geometries and full scale installations.

scholarly journals Quantification of shear viscosity and wall slip velocity of highly concentrated suspensions with non-Newtonian matrices in pressure driven flows

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Wilms ◽  
Jan Wieringa ◽  
Theo Blijdenstein ◽  
Kees van Malssen ◽  
Reinhard Kohlus
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Shear Viscosity ◽  
Slip Velocity ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Wall Slip ◽  
Flow Index ◽  
Concentrated Suspensions

AbstractThe rheological characterization of concentrated suspensions is complicated by the heterogeneous nature of their flow. In this contribution, the shear viscosity and wall slip velocity are quantified for highly concentrated suspensions (solid volume fractions of 0.55–0.60, D4,3 ~ 5 µm). The shear viscosity was determined using a high-pressure capillary rheometer equipped with a 3D-printed die that has a grooved surface of the internal flow channel. The wall slip velocity was then calculated from the difference between the apparent shear rates through a rough and smooth die, at identical wall shear stress. The influence of liquid phase rheology on the wall slip velocity was investigated by using different thickeners, resulting in different degrees of shear rate dependency, i.e. the flow indices varied between 0.20 and 1.00. The wall slip velocity scaled with the flow index of the liquid phase at a solid volume fraction of 0.60 and showed increasingly large deviations with decreasing solid volume fraction. It is hypothesized that these deviations are related to shear-induced migration of solids and macromolecules due to the large shear stress and shear rate gradients.

Investigation on the Rheological Behavior of Polyamide6/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites by Reactive Extrusion

2011 ◽  
Vol 233-235 ◽  
pp. 1998-2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Xiao Zhong Lu ◽  
Kai Gu ◽  
Xiao Min Sun ◽  
Chang Qing Ji
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Rheological Behavior ◽  
Reactive Extrusion ◽  
Shear Thinning ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Montmorillonite Nanocomposites

The rheological behavior of PA6/montmorillonite(MMT) by reactive extrusion was investigated using cone-and-plate rheometer. The experimental results indicated that PA6/MMT exhibited shear-thinning behavior. The shear stress of both neat PA6 and PA6/MMT increased with the increase in the shear rate. The reduction of the viscous activation energy with the increase of shear stress reflected PA6/MMT can be processed over a wider temperature.

Are the dynamic response characteristics of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation sensitive to the magnitude of increase in shear stimulus?

2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Pyke ◽  
J. A. Hartnett ◽  
M. E. Tschakovsky
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Brachial Artery ◽  
Flow Mediated Dilation ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Stimulus Magnitude ◽  
Brachial Artery Diameter ◽  
Response Characteristics

The purpose of this study was to determine the dynamic characteristics of brachial artery dilation in response to step increases in shear stress [flow-mediated dilation (FMD)]. Brachial artery diameter (BAD) and mean blood velocity (MBV) (Doppler ultrasound) were obtained in 15 healthy subjects. Step increases in MBV at two shear stimulus magnitudes were investigated: large (L; maximal MBV attainable), and small (S; MBV at 50% of the large step). Increase in shear rate (estimate of shear stress: MBV/BAD) was 76.8 ± 15.6 s−1 for L and 41.4 ± 8.7 s−1 for S. The peak %FMD was 14.5 ± 3.8% for L and 5.7 ± 2.1% for S ( P < 0.001). Both the L (all subjects) and the S step trials (12 of 15 subjects) elicited a biphasic diameter response with a fast initial phase (phase I) followed by a slower final phase. Relative contribution of phase I to total FMD when two phases occurred was not sensitive to shear rate magnitude ( r2 = 0.003, slope P = 0.775). Parameters quantifying the dynamics of the FMD response [time delay (TD), time constant (τ)] were also not sensitive to shear rate magnitude for both phases (phase I: TD r2 = 0.03, slope P = 0.376, τ r2 = 0.04, slope P = 0.261; final phase: TD r2 = 0.07, slope P = 0.169, τ r2 = 0.07, slope P = 0.996). These data support the existence of two distinct mechanisms, or sets of mechanisms, in the human conduit artery FMD response that are proportionally sensitive to shear stimulus magnitude and whose dynamic response is not sensitive to shear stimulus magnitude.

Effect of Shear Surface Boundaries on Stress for Shearing Flow of Dry Metal Powders—An Experimental Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Craig ◽  
R. H. Buckholz ◽  
G. Domoto
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Metal Powders ◽  
Shear Surface ◽  
Shear Cell ◽  
Shearing Flow ◽  
Solids Content

This paper studies the rapid simple shearing flow of dry cohesionless metal powders contained between parallel rotating plates. In this study, an annular shear cell test apparatus was used; the dry metal powders are rapidly sheared by rotating one of the shear surfaces while the other shear surface remains fixed. Such a flow geometry is of interest to tribologists working in the area of dry or powder lubrication. The shear stress and normal stress on the stationary surface are measured as a function of the following parameters: shear surface boundary material and roughness, the shear-cell gap thickness, the shear-rate and the fractional solids content. Both the fractional solids content and the gap thickness are kept at prescribed values during stress measurements. In this experiment the metal powder tested is different from the shear transmission surface material; the effect on the measured normal and shear stress data are reported. The results show the dependence of the normal stress and the shear stress on the shear-rate, particle density and particle diameter. Likewise, a significant stress dependence on both the fractional solids content and the shear-cell gap thickness was observed.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Sedimentation Property of Backfill Material on the Basis of Rheological Test: A Case Study of Iron Tailings

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
Aixiang Wu ◽  
Lianfu Zhang ◽  
Hongjiang Wang ◽  
Fei Jin
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Mass Concentration ◽  
Filling Material ◽  
Quantitative Characterization ◽  
Filling Materials ◽  
Characterization Studies ◽  
Rheological Test ◽  
Sedimentation Property

Sedimentation of filling materials could cause pipe blocking accident in mines. However, few quantitative characterization studies have investigated the sedimentation characteristics of filling materials. In this study, the sedimentation property of iron tailings with a cement-sand ratio of 1 : 4 and mass concentration of 73%∼82% was investigated based on rheology measurements. Results showed that shear stress increased as shear rate rose from 0 s−1to 120 s−1. The shear stress increased as the filling material concentration increased as well. However, when the shear rate was reversed from 120 s−1to 0 s−1, the shear stress presented an increase-constant-decrease change pattern as the mass concentration increases in the rheological curve. Accordingly, the sedimentation performance of iron tailings filling material was divided into three types: intense sedimentation (the ascending rheological curve) in the mass concentration range of 73%∼76%, slight sedimentation (the constant rheological curve) in the mass concentration range of 77%∼79%, and almost no sedimentation (the descending rheological curve) in the mass concentration range of 80%∼82%. The associated mechanism involving slurry mass concentration-rheological curves-sedimentation performance was illustrated. A correlation between the pipeline rheology and filling material sedimentation performance was established, which provides a practical guide to avoid pipeline blocking while transporting the filling material.

ENTROPY INFLUENCE ON THE DEPENDENCE OF THE NANOFLUIDS VISCOSITY ON TEMPERATURE AND SHEAR RATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-105
Author(s):  
Lyudmila P. SEMIKHINA ◽  
Daniil D. Korovin
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Viscous Flow ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Narrow Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Disperse Systems ◽  
Rotational Viscometer ◽  
Surfactant Micelles ◽  
Dispersed Systems

A Brookfield DV-II + Pro rotational viscometer was used to study the viscosity of 7 samples of concentrated nanodispersed systems (nanofluids) with a similar viscosity (6-22 mPa ∙ s), the particles of the dispersed phase in which are nanosized surfactant micelles and conglomerates from them. It was found that for 5 out of 7 studied reagents, there is a decrease in viscosity typical for dispersed systems with an increase in the shear rate, and their flow curves, that is, the dependence of the shear stress on the shear rate, correspond to the ideal plastic flow of non-Newtonian fluids. Moreover, with high reliability, R2 ≥ 0.999 is described by the Bingham equation with a small value of the limiting shear stress (less than 0.2 Pa). It is shown that all the studied reagents are also characterized by an increase in the activation energy of a viscous flow Е with an increase in the shear rate. As a result, a decrease in viscosity with an increase in shear rate, typical for disperse systems, including nanofluids, is provided by a more significant increase in entropy changes ΔS compared to Е. It has been substantiated that, depending on the ratio between the activation energy of viscous flow Е and the change in entropy ΔS, the viscosity of concentrated micellar dispersed systems with an increase in the shear rate can decrease, remain unchanged, and increase. The last two cases, not typical for disperse systems and nanofluids, were identified and studied using the example of two demulsifiers, RIK-1 and RIK-2, with a maximum of a very narrow particle size distribution at 160 ± 5 nm, corresponding to the size of a special type of very stable micelles Surfactant — vesicle.

scholarly journals Hydrodynamic Shear Effects on Grafted and Non-Grafted Collapsed Polymers

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Schwarzl ◽  
Roland Netz
Keyword(s):  
Shear Rate ◽  
Brownian Dynamics ◽  
Tensile Force ◽  
Grafted Polymers ◽  
Critical Shear Rate ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Coil Transition ◽  
Hydrodynamic Shear ◽  
Linear Shear ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

We study collapsed homo-polymeric molecules under linear shear flow conditions using hydrodynamic Brownian dynamics simulations. Tensile force profiles and the shear-rate-dependent globular-coil transition for grafted and non-grafted chains are investigated to shine light on the different unfolding mechanisms. The scaling of the critical shear rate, at which the globular-coil transition takes place, with the monomer number is inverse for the grafted and non-grafted scenarios. This implicates that for the grafted scenario, larger chains have a decreased critical shear rate, while for the non-grafted scenario higher shear rates are needed in order to unfold larger chains. Protrusions govern the unfolding transition of non-grafted polymers, while for grafted polymers, the maximal tension appears at the grafted end.

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