{"title":"Electrorheological behavior of heat-treated sepiolite suspension","authors":"So Yeon Ahn, Chengbin Yu, Young Seok Song","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00074-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00074-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, we investigated the electrorheological characteristics of a fibrous hydrated magnesium silicate, sepiolite suspension. The sepiolite nanoparticles were heat-treated between 150 and 900 °C, and 2 wt% sepiolite was dispersed in silicone oil. The structural change of the baked particles was analyzed. The effects of the particle loading and applied voltage were evaluated. It was found that the heat-treated sepiolite suspension showed relatively higher viscosity, storage modulus and loss modulus. In addition, as the applied voltage increased, the shear yield stress increased. When a 9 kV/mm direct current (DC) field was applied, a shear yield stress of 16.8 kPa was measured.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"391 - 396"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135895806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rheological properties of yam mucilage","authors":"Nguyen Ngoc Minh","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00071-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00071-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Yam is a vegetable that is widely grown around the world. Yam mucilage contains a high mucin concentration that can be useful for supporting the swallowing process. Although the shear and extensional rheology of yam mucilage is essential to its flow, they have not received much attention. Using a commercial rheometer and a filament stretching rheometer, the rheological properties of the mucilage in yam were examined. Yam mucilage exhibits shear-thinning behavior and viscoelastic behavior. In addition, yam mucilage also exhibits stretching phenomena and shows high extensional viscosity. However, the elasticity of yam mucilage decreased when the shear increased. The extensional rheological behavior of the yam mucilage can be predicted by two models, including the Giesekus model and global function. However, the agreement between the model and the experimental data decreases gradually when the Hencky strain increases, even though the model can predict the shear viscosity data well.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"323 - 333"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136016978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review on modern variants of the partitioned pipe mixer: designs, performances, and applications","authors":"Seon Yeop Jung, Tae Gon Kang","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00069-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00069-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents a comprehensive review of the partitioned pipe mixer (PPM) and its design variants: the barrier-embedded partitioned pipe mixer (BPPM) and the groove-embedded partitioned pipe mixer (GPPM). These mixers utilize chaotic advection as their mixing mechanism in the laminar flow regime. The review first focuses on the flow and mixing characteristics of these mixers, considering the influence of the operating conditions and design variables. The advantages and flexibility of the BPPM and GPPM over the original PPM are highlighted. The investigation covers mixing performance in both the creeping and non-creeping flow regimes. In addition, this review examines the impact of thixotropy and fluid inertia on mixing performance of the mixers, revealing irregular trends. It emphasizes the importance of carefully considering thixotropy and inertia when selecting appropriate mixing protocols and operating conditions. Furthermore, the potential use of chaotic mixing by the BPPM in filtration processes is briefly reviewed. In conclusion, the review summarizes the limitations of the previous studies and suggesting future research directions. Further studies are expected to explore the potential of these types of mixers in improving mixing performance in various industries, particularly those dealing with rheologically complex fluids.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"229 - 247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135305612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The competing role of shear and extension-induced first normal stress differences within a mixed flow for a viscoelastic fluid","authors":"Huan-Chang Tseng","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00070-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00070-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Interested in the previous work of Walters et al<i>.</i> (Korea Aust Rheol J 21:225–233, 2009) regarding the competing roles of extensional viscosity and normal stress differences in complex flows of elastic liquids, rheological studies rarely discuss the relationship between the shear and extension-induced first normal stress differences (N1S and N1E) within a mixed flow for a viscoelastic fluid. One, therefore, derives N1S and N1E related to Weissenberg’s number and Trouton’s ratio. The classic White–Metzner viscoelastic constitutive equation coupled with the recent GNF-X (Generalized Newtonian Fluid eXtended) weighted shear/extension viscosity has the potential to show the typical vortex growth in entry flow simulations. Based on the improved White–Metzner model, demonstrating the opposite effect of N1S and N1E with respect to strain rates is evident. N1S mainly dominates the shell layer near the wall boundary at high strain rates, whereas N1E controls the center core at low strain rates. In contraction flow simulations, the predicted slit-die velocity profile is in good agreement with experimental data. It is significant to conclude that N1E hinders flow and N1S facilitates flow. In addition, a comparison of extensional-thickening and extensional-thinning viscosity curves for the velocity profile is discussed herein.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"307 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135826816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rheological behavior and microstructure formation of Si/C anode slurries for Li-ion batteries","authors":"Jeong Hoon Park, Chan Hyeok Ahn, Kyung Hyun Ahn","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00067-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00067-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, we systematically investigate the rheological behavior and microstructure formation of the anode slurries containing silicon (Si), carbon black (CB), and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) from the perspective of interactions between the constituent components, aiming to provide a fundamental understanding of the dispersion characteristics of Si-based anode slurries. The CMC adsorbs onto both particles (CB/Si) but has different effects on the inter-particle interactions (CB–CB and Si–Si). It stabilizes the CB particles through electro-steric interactions, whereas it agglomerates the Si particles through bridging interactions, in aqueous medium. In the meanwhile, the CMC selectively adsorbs onto CB particles among the two particles. Therefore, at a CMC content lower than the optimum graft density where CB particles are adsorbed and saturated by CMC, it acts as a dispersant in the slurries. However, at a higher content, the CMC that remains after adsorption on CB particles adsorbs onto Si particles and acts as a flocculant for the particles in the slurries. The origin of selective adsorption is understood in terms of the driving forces for adsorption and the surface energy analysis. We anticipate our findings provide a useful guideline for the Si slurry design in terms of its dispersion and contribute to the development of Si anode technology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"335 - 347"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135936323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The conflicting role of shear thinning and extensional thickening on corner vertex within entry flow for branched and filled polymer melts","authors":"Huan-Chang Tseng","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00068-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00068-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Vortex growth is related to the extensional thickness viscosity of polymer melts flowing through contractions, whereas the shear thinning viscosity results in no significant vortex. The nonlinearity of extensional viscosity in relation to molecular architectures and additive composition compositions is usually more sensitive than shear viscosity. Recently, the proposed GNF-X (Generalized Newtonian Fluid eXtended) of the weighted shear/extensional viscosity has been incorporated in the state-of-the-art CFD (computational fluid dynamics) framework to show the extension-induced vortex growth. Using GNF-X, it is important to investigate the conflicting role of shear thinning and extensional thickening on vortex sizes in 3D (three-dimensional) contraction flow simulations for branched and filled polymers melts. In particular, one demonstrates that the long-branched polymers and fiber-filled polymers strongly increase the vortex size, which is consistent with the related experimental observations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"349 - 360"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88845787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiajia Zhang, Hongchao Cui, Shida Han, Zhenkun Li, Jingjing Lu
{"title":"Research on the rheological properties of a silicone oil-based ferrofluid","authors":"Jiajia Zhang, Hongchao Cui, Shida Han, Zhenkun Li, Jingjing Lu","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00065-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00065-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To study the overall rheological characteristics of the silicone oil-based ferrofluid, a chemical co-precipitation method was adopted for preparation, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) were used for characterization. The average size of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> magnetic particles was 10.4 nm and the saturation magnetization of the ferrofluid was 5.98 emu/g. Then, the fluidity, magnetoviscous effect and viscoelasticity of the ferrofluid were studied using a rotational rheometer. The results showed obvious shear thinning of the silicone oil-based ferrofluid under an external magnetic field, and the yield stress of the ferrofluid could not be accurately obtained by fitting the flow curve with an H–B model at a continuous shear rate. A strong magnetoviscous effect could be observed at different shear rates and temperatures. The magnetoviscous parameter <i>R</i> increased with the increase of temperature and its variation decreased with the increase of shear rate. Moreover, based on the magnetic particle chain model and the viscosity–temperature characteristics of the base carrier liquid, different mechanisms of temperature influence on the magnetoviscous effect were analyzed. Finally, a discussion of the microstructure evolution mechanism of the ferrofluid in the modulus changing with frequency was presented through the viscoelastic analysis of the silicone oil-based ferrofluid.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 3","pages":"179 - 190"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13367-023-00065-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"6713748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulsatile flow of thixotropic blood in artery under external body acceleration and uniform magnetic field: Biomedical Application","authors":"Louiza Cheffar, Abdelhakim Benslimane, Karim Bekkour, Djamel Sadaoui, Adel Benchabane","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00066-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00066-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, a numerical model is carried out to investigate the magneto-hemodynamics of blood driven by an oscillating pressure gradient and exposed to a uniform magnetic field and an external body acceleration. The non-Newtonian nature of blood was taken into account using a time-dependent thixotropic model. Incompressible, axisymmetric, and laminar flow assumptions were used to simplify the non-linear partial differential equations. The velocity field and wall shear stress distribution are numerically solved using the finite difference method. The analytical solution of the velocity distribution of a fully developed pulsatile flow of a Newtonian fluid is used to validate the numerical solution. Further research is done into how structural traits, the average of the pressure gradient, body acceleration, and the magnetic field affect the magneto-hemodynamic properties of blood. The findings indicate how the various characteristics taken into account affected the blood's magneto-hemodynamic behavior in arteries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 4","pages":"361 - 372"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84751988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temperature-dependent rheological behavior of cathode slurry for lithium-ion battery under steady and dynamic tests","authors":"Bin Zhao, Deshun Yin, Yunfei Gao, Jiangtao Ren","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00064-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00064-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rheological property of cathode slurry is commonly influenced by coating speed and mixing temperature, thereby leading to its storage stability and coating uniformity. In this study, the effect of the temperature of slurry on the rheological behaviors is investigated under various shear rates and temperatures based on steady and dynamic tests as well as theoretical models. In the flow experiments, the thixotropic behavior of the slurry is observed at all temperatures tested, and it is reduced with the increase in temperature. The experimental data is captured well by rheological models, and the model parameters are evaluated under the combined effects of shearing and temperature, resulting in two generalized state equations for the description of the flow properties of the slurry. In addition, microstructural rearrangement and polymeric entanglement at high temperatures cause viscosity and modulus to change, giving rise to complex rheological behavior in creep and oscillatory shear. Compared with slurry at 25 and 40 °C, both storage and loss moduli are dependent on oscillatory strain in the range of 0.1–1000% at 65 °C. The difference in characteristic strain corresponding to yielding and strain stiffening behavior is only observed at high temperatures, whereas relaxation times were independent of temperature in the oscillatory shear test. Understanding the effect of the temperature of slurry on rheological behaviors will be useful for improving the manufacturing efficiency of electrodes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 3","pages":"191 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"6713750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combined effect of hybrid carbon fillers on the physical and rheological properties of polyvinylidene fluoride composites","authors":"Wonjun Kim, Yuna Oh, Jong-Young Jeon, Bong-Seob Shin, Youngho Eom, Dong Wook Chae","doi":"10.1007/s13367-023-00062-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13367-023-00062-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Three different types of carbon materials [carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon black (CB), and carbon fibers (CFs)] were incorporated into polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as single fillers or hybrid fillers (CNT/CB and CNT/CF) via solution blending. The physical properties of the hybrid filler systems such as the electrical, thermal, morphological, and rheological properties were compared to those of the single filler systems. Images of the PVDF composites containing hybrid fillers obtained by a field-emission scanning electron microscope showed that CB appeared to be embedded between highly entangled nanotubes, promoting their debundling in the PVDF matrix. The hybrid filler systems of CB and CF with 0.5 wt% nanotubes were electrically conductive from the corresponding content of 1 wt%, showing maximum values from 5 wt% CB and 10 wt% CF. In the hybrid filler systems, the extent of the increase in crystallization temperature (Tc) in the presence of CB or CF was more prominent at a lower CNT content of 0.5 wt%. In the hybrid systems of CB with 0.5 wt% nanotubes, the melting peak for the β phase was generated from 1 wt% CB and its intensity increased with CB content. On the contrary, the hybrid filler systems of CF with nanotubes did not provide a new peak. Regarding the rheological properties, the complex viscosity (<i>η</i>*) of PVDF/CNT0.5/CB increased with CB content, a pattern similar to that of the single filler system of CB. On the contrary, the presence of CF with 0.5 wt% nanotubes slightly increased <i>η</i>* with CF content, while that with 1 wt% nanotubes notably increased <i>η</i>*, exhibiting a sharp increase at 10 wt%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":683,"journal":{"name":"Korea-Australia Rheology Journal","volume":"35 3","pages":"137 - 155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"6713803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}