pseudoplastic fluid

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pseudoplastic fluid

[¦sü·dō′plas·tik ′flü·əd]

(fluid mechanics)

A fluid whose apparent viscosity or consistency decreases instantaneously with an increase in shear rate.

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The xanthan gums, produced from the alternative medium SSAE using three different strains of Xanthomonas campestris,gave K and n values typical of pseudoplastic fluids. The native strain 1182 showed the best performance with respect to the K and n values, the percentage of substrate used, and the viscosity.

Biosynthesis of xanthan gum from fermenting shrimp shell: yield and apparent viscosity

The agitation of pseudoplastic fluids results in the formation of a well mixed region (cavern) around the impeller and essentially stagnant and/or slow moving fluids elsewhere in the vessel.

Numerical investigation of flow induced by a disc turbine in unbaffled stirred tank/Investigacao numerica do fluxo induzido por uma turbina de disco em 'unbaffled' tanque de agitacao

The results show that the behavior of TFB is consistent with that of a pseudoplastic fluid, and the Herschel-Bulkley model is more applicable to TFB.

Utilization of Foaming Technology in Cemented Paste Backfill of High-Mud Superfine Unclassified Tailings

PTT/CaC[O.sub.3] nanocomposites' melt belongs to the pseudoplastic fluid, and the pseudoplasticity increases with the increasing CaC[O.sub.3] content.

Study on morphology, rheology, and mechanical properties of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/CaC[O.sub.3] nanocomposites

The lower limit of this curve corresponds to a very pseudoplastic fluid (n [is less than] 0.35).

Evaluation of rheological properties of non-Newtonian fluids in internal mixers: an alternative method based on the power law model

Pseudoplastic fluids become thinner when the shear rate increases, until the viscosity reaches a plateau of limit viscosity.

Rheological characteristics of oligomeric semiproducts gained via chemical degradation of polyurethane foam using crude glycerin in the presence of different catalysts

Non-Newtonian pseudoplastic fluids: Analytical results and exact solutions.

Graphs for pseudoplastic fluids are given in Figures 4 and 7.

Series solutions of lifting and drainage problems of a nonisothermal modified second grade fluid using a vertical cylinder

A reader posits that both are, erm, non-Newtonian pseudoplastic fluids and "thixotropic".

Engineering eye

Measured and computed velocity profiles for laminar flow of yield pseudoplastic fluids in concentric and eccentric annuli have been given also by Escudier et al.

Laminar, transitional and turbulent flow of Herschel--Bulkley fluids in concentric annulus