Prediction of batch heat transfer coefficients for pseudoplastic fluids ...

Prediction of batch heat transfer coefficients for pseudoplastic fluids ... Prediction of batch heat transfer coefficients for pseudoplastic fluids ...

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8 curve (Curve B) is straigkt at the tw0 extremes ei' sl!lJ.ear main~er. Tke sl~pes o~ the str&ight p&rtions are tae Newten.iaE. ViS60sities f'0r that regiea, ancil. tile slope of' !it bet1'J'een any Fl0int or the curved ~@rtion lime and zer® gives the apparent viscosity at that shear rate. Tke Newtonian viscosity at l0i-J shear rate is orten called the tl zero shear-rate vis- . t It 1/ cos:t. y '/~o. Likewise, the Newtonian viscosity at very hi~ shear rates is of'te:m named the "i:V1i'inite shear-rate viscositytl, /Leo. The l®gari t~ic rlOl-J curve (Curve C) e01l.ltai1l.ls three straight lines. The two extreme lines R&Ve a slope or unity and rSFlresent the Newtonian p0rtions @f the shear rate spectrum. The middle line h.a.s a slope "'\AThich is beti.reen zer@ aRd uni ty. The closer to zero it is, the more non-Newtonian tae f'luid. T.hl.e shear-rate range or the Ilzero shear-rate viacosi tylf is of'ten very narr0W. The Iti:afinite shear-rate viscositylt occurs at very high Shear rates and is very seldom encountered in industrial proeesses sueh as f'low through a conduit, heat transfer, or mLxing 1~th or turbine .. a paddle, anchor, marine propeller, 'A f'eirJ special impellers and precesses (such as bl7US1'1l.ing of' a paint) produce hi~ :hear rates, so that the infini te shear-rate visc0sL ty may be approached. Many authors 'have tried to derive theoretical expressions i'or the fl®w eurv~s ef pseua@~lasties ana mamy ethers have tried t@ aevelep empirical equati@ms (79, 109, 135, 152, 154

15.5, 183, 185).. Most of their efforts 'i-Jere in vain because the equations vJere not very accurate or '>Jere too complex to 1.Jork I'Jith (120). Huch of the early teclmological lvork vJas done using an empirical equation to express the flow curves (22, 214, 215). (2-1 This relationship, the Williamson equation, is fairly complicated, and is valid for only a small nu.mber of fluids" In an effort to simplify the equation, the first term lims often dropped, placing too much emphasis on the infinite shear-rate viscosity, "lv-hich in practice is rarely approached (22, 118). Another equation for describing pseudoplastic flow behavior which has gained some acceptance is the Pm'

8<br />

curve (Curve B) is straigkt at the tw0 extremes ei' sl!lJ.ear<br />

main~er. Tke sl~pes o~ the str&ight p&rtions are tae Newten.iaE.<br />

ViS60sities f'0r that regiea, ancil. tile slope <strong>of</strong>' !it<br />

bet1'J'een any Fl0int or the curved ~@rtion<br />

lime<br />

and zer® gives the<br />

apparent viscosity at that shear rate. Tke Newtonian viscosity<br />

at l0i-J shear rate is orten called the tl zero shear-rate vis-<br />

. t It 1/<br />

cos:t. y '/~o.<br />

Likewise, the Newtonian viscosity at very hi~<br />

shear rates is <strong>of</strong>'te:m named the "i:V1i'inite shear-rate viscositytl,<br />

/Leo. The l®gari t~ic rlOl-J curve (Curve C) e01l.ltai1l.ls three<br />

straight lines. The two extreme lines R&Ve a slope or unity<br />

and rSFlresent the Newtonian p0rtions @f the shear rate spectrum.<br />

The middle line h.a.s a slope "'\AThich is beti.reen zer@ aRd uni ty.<br />

The closer to zero it is, the more non-Newtonian tae f'luid.<br />

T.hl.e<br />

shear-rate range or the Ilzero shear-rate viacosi tylf<br />

is <strong>of</strong>'ten very narr0W.<br />

The Iti:afinite shear-rate viscositylt<br />

occurs at very high Shear rates and is very seldom encountered<br />

in industrial proeesses sueh as f'low through a conduit, <strong>heat</strong><br />

<strong>transfer</strong>, or mLxing 1~th<br />

or turbine ..<br />

a paddle, anchor, marine propeller,<br />

'A f'eirJ special impellers and precesses (such as<br />

bl7US1'1l.ing <strong>of</strong>' a paint) produce hi~ :hear rates, so that the<br />

infini te shear-rate visc0sL ty may be approached.<br />

Many authors 'have tried to derive theoretical expressions<br />

i'or the fl®w eurv~s ef pseua@~lasties ana mamy ethers have<br />

tried t@ aevelep empirical equati@ms (79, 109, 135, 152, 154

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