The rheology of fibre suspensions

Authors
Petrie, CJS
Citation
Cjs. Petrie, The rheology of fibre suspensions, J NON-NEWT, 87(2-3), 1999, pp. 369-402
Citations number
157
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID MECHANICS
ISSN journal
03770257 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
369 - 402
Database
ISI
SICI code
0377-0257(19991115)87:2-3<369:TROFS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We review theoretical work on the rheology of fibre suspensions. We seek to clarify one or two confusions in published work and also give a small impr ovement to Batchelor's formula for extensional viscosity of suspensions of long fibres between the dilute and semi-dilute regimes. (C)1999 Elsevier Sc ience B.V. All rights reserved.