Rheological characterization of polyethylene oxide (PEO): An experimental steady state and transient analysis

Hafiz Ahmad, Mhamed Boutaous, Shihe Xin, Hervé Pabiou, Dennis A. Siginer

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Abstract

In this paper, the rheological characteristics of aqueous PEO (Polyethylene oxide) solution with very high molecular weight 4×106 g/mol is investigated. Shear flow measurements were carried out in steady and transient modes. The unique behavior of PEO is found to be heavily dependent on the input shear rate and the mechanism of data generation. Generally, PEO is found to be shear-thinning throughout the experiments, but at the start of the experiments at low shear rates, minimum input shear value also affects the shear-thinning behavior. In this study, we investigate the critical method of applying input shear to the samples in the lower shear rate regime. Surprisingly, different input methods yield different results. Viscosity curves obtained through shear flow experiments are found to be significantly dependent on the input method of shear rate. Experimental measurements were validated by Cross and Carreau-Yasuda models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFluids Engineering
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
Number of pages4
Volume10
ISBN (Electronic)9780791884584
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
EventASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Nov 16 2020Nov 19 2020

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume10

Conference

ConferenceASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period11/16/2011/19/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering

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