Effect of volume fraction and particle size on wall slip in flow of polymeric suspensions

For especially highly concentrated suspensions, slip at the wall is the controlling phenomenon of their rheological behavior. Upon correction for slip at the wall, concentrated suspensions were observed to have non‐Newtonian behavior. In this study, to determine the true rheological behavior of model concentrated suspensions, “multiple gap separation method” was applied using a parallel‐disk rheometer. The model suspensions studied were polymethyl methacrylate particles having average particle sizes, in the range of 37–231 μm, in hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene. The effects of particle size and solid particle volume fraction on the wall slip and the true viscosity of model concentrated suspensions were investigated. It is observed that, as the volume fraction of particles increased, the wall slip velocity and the viscosity corrected for slip effects also increased. In addition, for model suspensions in which the solid volume fraction was ≥81% of the maximum packing fraction, non‐Newtonian behavior was observed upon wall slip correction. On the other hand, as the particle size increased, the wall slip velocity was observed to increase and the true viscosity was observed to decrease. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 439–448, 2005     

凝聚剂对氧化铁悬浮液流变性的影响

应用LVDV-Ⅲ+型可编程流变仪测定了凝聚剂对氧化铁悬浮液的流变特性的影响。实验结果表明,高价凝聚剂对于悬浮液颗粒的凝聚能力要比低价凝聚剂更加明显;随着凝聚剂浓度的增加,悬浮液颗粒的凝聚程度也相应增加;凝聚剂种类的不同,对于悬浮液流变性能的影响也不同,高价凝聚剂对于悬浮液流变性能的影响比低价凝聚剂大。在相同剪切速率下,添加高价凝聚剂悬浮液的表观粘度和剪切应力都大于添加低价凝聚剂悬浮液的表观粘度和剪切应力;凝聚剂浓度的不同,对于悬浮液流变性能的影响也不同。在相同剪切速率下,添加高浓度凝聚剂悬浮液的表观粘度和剪切应力都大于添加低浓度凝聚剂悬浮液的表观粘度和剪切应力,增加凝聚剂浓度对提高悬浮液粘着性能具有积极意义。     

Rheological Behavior of Coating Colors: Influence of Thickener

In this work we have investigated the effect of rheology modifiers on the rheological properties of concentrated (65 solids mass%) kaolin suspensions and six different coating colors. Measurements have been performed on kaolin‐based suspensions, without rheology modifier and with either a classic cellulose thickener or associative polymers. It was noticed that suspensions containing a thickener had a much larger viscosity and storage and loss moduli than suspensions containing no rheology modifier. The enhancement of the rheological properties was found to be much more important for the suspensions containing the associative polymer. These observations have been related to steric stabilization of the suspensions, and to the occurrence of entanglements and bridging when the associative polymer was used as the thickener. The influence of the thickener on the rheological properties of the coating colors was found to be similar to that observed for the concentrated kaolin suspensions.     

氧化铁-水悬浮液的流变性研究

应用DV-Ⅲ+型可编程流变仪测定了三氧化二铁-水悬浮液的流变特性。考察因素包括颗粒浓度、pH值以及分散剂用量。结果表明,悬浮液在测定范围内表现出宾汉流体的特征。表观粘度随颗粒浓度的增大显著增加,其模型可用本文提出的三阶多项式模型表示。悬浮液的表观粘度受pH值的影响,pH在等电点处时,溶液的流动性最差;pH低于等电点时的粘度比pH高于等电点时要明显降低。这些现象可用颗粒的空间结构化理论及凝聚原理予以解释。改善悬浮液流动性的分散剂添加量存在最佳点。     

Effect of Particle Volume Fraction on the Gelation Behavior of the Temperature Induced Forming (TIF) Aqueous Alumina Suspensions

Stable aqueous Al₂O₃ suspensions that can be flocculated by increasing temperature were prepared using tri-ammonium citrate and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). Effects of particle volume fraction on the rheological properties of Al₂O₃ suspensions were investigated. The modified Dougherty–Krieger equations were used to describe the volume fraction dependence of relative viscosity for both the PAA-addition and PAA-free suspensions. An equation using percolation model was proposed to analyze the temperature and volume fraction dependence of the relative viscosity of the suspensions. The calculated results were in good agreement with the experimental data.     

Rheological properties of alcohol-coal suspensions based on Ukrainian coals of different ranks

The rheological behavior of alcohol-coal suspensions based on coals of different ranks prepared with the use of lower alcohols from the methanol-propanol series as a dispersion medium was studied. It was found that an increase in the length of an alkyl radical leads to an increase in the shear stress and viscosity of the alcohol-coal suspensions. In this case, the suspensions obtained with the use of isoalcohols are characterized by lower viscosity than the suspensions obtained with the use of normal alcohols. From the dependence of the shear stress and viscosity of alcohol-coal suspensions on the physical properties of lower alcohols, it follows that an increase in the dynamic viscosity and dipole moment, as well as a decrease in the dielectric constant (with increasing the length of the hydrocarbon radicals of alcohols), leads to an increase in the above rheological parameters.     

Interparticle Potentials in Nonaqueous Silicon Nitride Suspensions

The rheological properties of nonaqueous silicon nitride suspensions are studied. Suspensions were prepared to volume fractions of solids of 0.21, 0.25, 0.29, and 0.33, and dispersed with phosphate ester in a mixture of solvents (methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and cyclohexanone). Expanded viscosity curves were obtained by measuring under controlled rate and stress conditions, and the experimental data were fitted to the Cross model that provides the high shear limiting viscosity (η_∞). The evolution of viscosity with volume fraction of solids was fitted to the Krieger-Dougherty equation, to predict the maximum packing fraction (φ_m). The electrostatic pair potential was calculated based on the DLVO theory by evaluating the dielectric constant of the three-component solvent and the Hamaker constant of the Si₃N₄–solvent system. The surface potential was calculated by measuring the elastic modulus through dynamic rheological measurements. The steric potential was also evaluated from the available models. It has been observed that phosphate ester provides a purely steric stabilization at short separation distances (up to 9 nm), while electrostatic forces dominate at larger separation distances.     

Cast (Self-Flow) Ceramic Castables. 3. Rheotechnological Properties of Molding Systems for Fabrication of Silicon Carbide Ceramic Castables

Results of a study of the rheotechnological properties of high-alumina suspensions with a granular silicon carbide filler are presented. It is shown that the rheological behavior of the suspensions changes with the introduction of the filler. The dependence of the effective and relative viscosities on the volume fraction of the filler is considered, and η_min is calculated for systems with nonuniform chemical composition. The minimum viscosity of filled suspensions is shown to obey the Pivinskii equation for chemically uniform and nonuniform systems. The minimum distance between the filler grains is determined depending on the amount of the filler and its mean grain size.     

Rheological behaviors and electrical conductivity of epoxy resin nanocomposites suspended with in-situ stabilized carbon nanofibers

Epoxy resin nanocomposites suspended with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been prepared. A bifunctional coupling agent, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, is used to treat the acid oxidized fibers. The dispersion quality of the CNFs with and without surface modification is monitored by an oscillatory rheological investigation. The addition of fibers is observed to influence the rheological behaviors of the suspensions drastically. Newtonian fluid behavior disappears as the fiber loading increases. A significant increase of the complex viscosity and storage modulus is observed, especially when the temperature increases to 50 °C and 75 °C. In-situ reaction between the amine-terminated functional groups on the silanized fibers and the resin, is justified by the FT-IR analysis and is responsible for the improved fiber dispersion and network formation. A decreased rheological percolation is observed after silanization due to the improved fiber dispersion quality. The electrical conductivity percolation is well correlated to the rheological percolation for the as-received fiber resin suspensions. However, with an insulating organic coating on the fiber surface, the conductivity increases slightly and lacks the correlation to the rheological percolation.     

A new empirical viscosity model for ceramic suspensions

This paper presents a new predictive viscosity model for ceramic suspensions. Starting from Einstein's model (1906), various theoretical, empirical, and phenomenological models have been proposed for different suspension systems. However, there is still a lack of reliable model for ceramic suspensions used in colloidal ceramic shape-forming methods. Here, the rheological properties of ceramic suspensions comprising NiO/YSZ (nickel oxide/yttria stabilized zirconia) as the ceramic powder, and furfuryl alcohol as the suspending media were measured over a range of shear-rates (between 1 and 1000 s⁻¹) and different solid volume fractions from 0 to 0.4010. An empirical equation was then developed for the ceramic suspensions using the mobility parameter (?/(?_m−?)), which links Einstein's model with the more recent relative viscosity models. The proposed model was used to predict the relative viscosity data, showing excellent agreement to the experimental data from this study and with reported data in literature for other ceramic systems. The model was also used to estimate the maximum solid volume fraction for the ceramic suspensions (?_m=0.571), with better accuracy than those estimated by existing models.     

Rheological Analysis of Concentrated Zirconia Pastes with Ethyl Cellulose for Screen Printing SOFC Electrolyte Films

Concentrated zirconia pastes require optimization before they can be used in large-scale screen-printing processes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) manufacture. The present article investigates a series of terpineol-based zirconia pastes stabilized with ethyl cellulose of varying concentrations by combined rheological methods. Small additions of ethyl cellulose (up to 0.50 vol%) resulted in a significant increase in the shear viscosity, shear stress, and network strength of the pastes. In comparison with the properties of the ink vehicles, the observed elastic response of the ink pastes on the initiation of flow was attributed to the interaction of ethyl cellulose with the zirconia particles. This interaction was confirmed to be bridging flocculation by rheological methods. Start-up shear flow experiments assessed the elastic deformation of the pastes in greater detail. Application of transient network theory (TNT) to describe the properties of the pastes was confirmed by the linear dependence of the equilibrium shear modulus ( G _∞) with increasing ethyl cellulose concentration. TNT provides a basis for explaining the rheological effects of bridging polymers in network suspensions and assessing their interaction with other organic additives in high solids volume suspensions. This is a useful analysis for optimizing suspensions for screen-printing SOFC components among other applications.     

A new approach to prepare highly loaded aqueous alumina suspensions with temperature sensitive rheological properties

Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-free alumina suspensions with temperature sensitive rheological properties have been successfully produced using the combination of tri-ammonium citrate and magnesium citrate powders with slurry loading up to 60 vol.%. A new approach using the DLVO concept is proposed to design the suspension composition. Both the shear viscosity and the shear modulus of the suspensions start to increase when the suspension temperature is above a critical value. The flocculation of the suspensions is controlled by the dissolution of the magnesium citrate that increases the ionic strength in the suspensions. The dissolution is controlled by the pH of the suspensions, which decreases with increasing temperature. Compared with the same solid loading suspensions containing PAA, the suspension shear viscosity of 25 °C can be reduced, which is useful in developing new near net shape forming technologies.     

Viscosity improvement of an Argentine kaolin by ionic treatment

Although kaolins from the provinces of Chubut and Santa Cruz (in Argentina's Patagonia) exhibited some promising characteristics for their use as paper-coating pigments, the rheological properties of their high solids suspensions preclude their industrial utilization. Verwey-Overbeek's theory provides the information necessary to improve the flow properties of suspensions by means of ionic treatment. Saturation with a monovalent ion — such as Na⁺ — generates an energy barrier which prevents flocculation and significantly improves the viscosity of suspensions so that they compare favorably with coating clays from Georgia in the U.S.A.     

Model for Rheology of Halloysite Suspensions

A quantitative rheological model was developed for predicting the non-Newtonian flow behavior of aqueous halloysite suspensions. Halloysite clay from the large Utah deposits was used for this investigation because of its unique tubular morphology. The flow behavior of the suspensions was characterized by the semi empirical Ree-Eyring generalized viscosity equation. The β parameter in the Ree-Eyring equation, a measure of the relaxation time for the flow process, was very sensitive to variations in the pH and volume fraction solids. When the logarithm of 0 was plotted versus pH (4 to 11) for halloysite suspensions containing 15, 20, and 25 wt% solids, linear plots with increasing slopes were obtained. Attempts were made to show the physical significance of the parameters introduced in the model.     

Investigation of Crystal Morphology and Shock Sensitivity of Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine Suspension by Rheology

Crystal morphology and shock sensitivity of a series of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) particles suspended from ethylene glycol were investigated. Flow rheology was employed to measure the rheological properties of the suspensions at constant temperature; it was observed that the stress‐shear rate and viscosity behavior of the suspensions were controlled by the particle morphology. The viscosity of the RDX suspensions changed with the roundness/smoothness of RDX crystals at all applied shear rates. The suspensions containing crystals with smoother morphology showed reduced viscosity. When the viscosity data was compared to the shock sensitivity results from the RS‐RDX Round Robin study, a good correlation was obtained. This study has validated the use of flow rheology to indicate the morphology and shock sensitivity of crystalline particles.     

DNP/HMX熔铸炸药的流变性能

为了解3,4-二硝基吡唑(DNP)/HMX悬浮液在不同影响因素下的流变行为,采用Brookfield R/S Plus流变仪对其流变性能进行测试,分析了HMX含量、粒度、颗粒级配、体系温度以及不同添加剂对悬浮液流变性能的影响。结果表明,DNP单质为牛顿流体,表观黏度约为16.4mPa·s,比TNT高82%,比DNAN高140%;同一剪切速率下,DNP/HMX悬浮液表观黏度随固含量的增加而增加,当HMX质量分数为30%时,悬浮液近似牛顿流体;HMX质量分数高于30%时,表观黏度随剪切速率的增加呈指数型下降的趋势愈发明显;悬浮液表观黏度随颗粒粒径的增大和温度的增加而降低,当温度从95℃升到105℃时,黏流活化能(E)从29211J/mol增至38458J/mol;固含量为60%时,平均粒径(d50)分别为16.6μm和575.6μm的HMX颗粒的最佳质量比为1∶5,此时悬浮液表观黏度最小。N-甲基-4-硝基苯胺(MNA)降低了悬浮液的表观黏度,乙酸丁酸纤维素(CAB)和微晶蜡-80(MV80)增加了悬浮液的表观黏度。     

高岭土悬浮液的流变性质

<正>1引言高岭土在水中分散形成絮凝悬浮液,此体系中固相的体积分率、粒子形状和粒径分布、表面电荷和流动类型等,都在不同程度上影响其流变特性。有关此问题的研究工作尚不多。文献中已有的悬浮液流变模型大都是针对刚性球形粒子形成的悬浮液,粒于之间无相互作用,此时影响悬浮液表观粘度的主要因素是固相体积分率。     

Rheological behavior of polymer melts with natural fibers

Flow behavior of polymer liquids filled with short fibers (particulate fillers) was theoretically analyzed from the point of view of the free volume theory. Assuming that the filler addition changes the occupied volume, while the temperature variations cause mainly the free volume changes, a general expression describing the viscosity of the system as a function of the filter content, temperature variations, and rheological properties of the pure polymer liquid was derived. If the viscosity curve of the unfilled polymer is described by the Carreau equation, the corresponding viscosity curve of the filled polymer is also represented by an equation of Carreau type. However, this equation has other values of Newtonian viscosity and the power exponent in comparison with the initial equation. Both parameters depend on the filler content and temperature. The derived equation predicts a viscosity rise and a stronger non‐Newtonian behavior of the system with increasing filler content. The temperature rise exerts an opposite effect on the rheological behavior. The theoretical predictions are in good accordance with viscosity measurements for low‐density polyethylene and polystyrene melts filled with short cotton, flax, and hemp fibers. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 97: 1401–1409, 2005     

Preparation of PZT suspensions for direct ink jet printing

The present paper contains an experimental study of two different kinds of PZT suspensions for direct ink jet printing at 25 and 120 °C, respectively. The effect of processing parameters such as mixing time, the amount of dispersant, solid loading and milling method was investigated for the optimisation of viscosity for feasible jetting. The viscosity of PZT suspensions was within 5–15 mPa·s range for room temperature suspensions with MEK/EtOH medium and 10–20 mPa·s for high temperature suspensions with wax medium. FTIR analysis is also presented to explain the rheological behaviour of PZT suspensions. Finally, a demonstration of room temperature jetting of PZT suspension is shown.     

Relationship between the colloidal and rheological properties of mineral suspensions

The electrokinetic and rheological behaviour of lateritic aqueous suspensions has been analyzed as a function of samples chemical composition, pH of suspensions, and nature and concentration of electrolyte added to the aqueous suspensions. First, it was determined that the isoelectric point (IEP) of suspensions in the presence of non‐adsorbing electrolytes is a function of the ratio serpentine/ goethite present in samples. The flow properties of the suspensions are strongly dependent on pH, reaching the highest values of apparent viscosity at values around the isoelectric point. Specific adsorption of silicate and magnesium species on particles surface was revealed by a shift in the IEP. In particular, silicate anions shifted the IEP value to acidic pH whilst magnesium cations shifted the value to basic pH. A similar trend was displayed in the rheological behaviour of suspensions where the highest viscosity values were shifted to the same direction.