An Experimental Study of the Rapid Flow of Dry Cohesionless Metal Powders

1986 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 935-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Craig ◽  
R. H. Buckholz ◽  
G. Domoto

This paper studies the rapid shearing flow of dry metal powders. To perform this study, we built and used an annular shear cell test apparatus. In this apparatus the dry metal powders are rapidly sheared by rotating one of the shear surfaces while the other shear surface remains fixed. The shear stress and normal stress on the stationary surface were measured as a function of three parameters: the shear-cell gap thickness, the shear-rate and the fractional solids content. Stresses are measured while holding both the fractional-solids content and the gap thickness at prescribed values. The results show the dependence of the normal stress and the shear stress on the shear-rate. Likewise, a significant stress dependence on both the fractional solids content and the shear-cell gap thickness was observed. Our experimental results are compared with the results of other reported experimental studies.

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Craig ◽  
R. H. Buckholz ◽  
G. Domoto

This paper studies the rapid simple shearing flow of dry cohesionless metal powders contained between parallel rotating plates. In this study, an annular shear cell test apparatus was used; the dry metal powders are rapidly sheared by rotating one of the shear surfaces while the other shear surface remains fixed. Such a flow geometry is of interest to tribologists working in the area of dry or powder lubrication. The shear stress and normal stress on the stationary surface are measured as a function of the following parameters: shear surface boundary material and roughness, the shear-cell gap thickness, the shear-rate and the fractional solids content. Both the fractional solids content and the gap thickness are kept at prescribed values during stress measurements. In this experiment the metal powder tested is different from the shear transmission surface material; the effect on the measured normal and shear stress data are reported. The results show the dependence of the normal stress and the shear stress on the shear-rate, particle density and particle diameter. Likewise, a significant stress dependence on both the fractional solids content and the shear-cell gap thickness was observed.


Author(s):  
Adam Rosenkrantz ◽  
John Tichy

This presentation describes ongoing research performed on a simple shear cell apparatus, previously described [1]. As a complement, discrete particle simulations and continuum models have been used to predict normal and shear forces in the ongoing experiments. The trends and orders-of-magnitude of the models and experiment are in basic agreement. Theoretical models used are constructed with basic principles, rather than curve fitting, to obtain effective properties of the mixture such as viscosity or conductivity. The experiment itself serves to determine the effects of shear rate, packing fraction, particle size and film thickness on the load carrying normal stress. Additionally, the frictional shear stress can be investigated. The working particulate medium within the apparatus consists of glass of aluminum spheres, poly-dispersed over four size increments, all less than 1.00 mm diameter. The upper annular disk is held stationary in a rotational sense by a force transducer, and applies predetermined normal stress values which vary according to a system of interchangeable counterweights. The lower transfer surface and the sidewalls of the annular ring are rotated by applied mechanical torque. Experimental trials consist of shear initiation, after which the trough velocity, film thickness, supporting load, and frictional torque are measured. From these measurements one can calculate the average shear rate, the average load-carrying normal stress, the average frictional shear stress, and the solids volume fraction. Such third body granular flow may apply to some solid lubrication mechanisms, and to applications such as smart clutches and dampers. The continuum theory presented is unique in that it addresses solid-like behavior and its transition to fluidized behavior. The discrete particle dynamics rely on the conceptual models of Iordanoff and colleagues [2]. Our findings are that the two theoretical predictions agree reasonably with the experimental results, suggesting validity of the approach. These results are promising, and may be used to further develop high level predictive models. Furthermore, similar methods of small scale experimental particle simulation can be used to develop simpler more usable continuum approaches.


AIChE Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Guo ◽  
K. Buettner ◽  
V. Lane ◽  
C. Wassgren ◽  
W. Ketterhagen ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimiter Hadjistamov

Abstract The rheological behavior of model suspensions with the silicone oil M20000 and different concentrations of Cab-o-sil TS 720 resp. Durcal 5 are compared. The increase of the Cab-o-sil concentration changes the flow behavior of the suspension from shear-thinning, to pseudoplastic, and to plastic flow behavior. The first normal stress difference rises at the same time at certain shear rate. The disperse systems with Durcal 5 keep the structural viscous behavior of the silicone oil even with a filler concentration of 40.5 wt%. The dependence of the first normal stress difference on shear rate represents for suspensions with Durcal 5 only one straight line with a slope of n = 2. The normal stress has double the amount of the silicone oil M20000 at given shear rate and is independent of the used Durcal 5 concentration. It was established that suspensions with the silicone oil M20000 have a first normal stress difference that can, depending on the filler type, either increase (with Cab-o-sil TS 720) or decrease (with Durcal 5) at certain shear stress with increasing filler concentration. It is to be supposed that the decrease of the normal stress at a given shear stress, with increasing Durcal concentration, is a softening effect, caused by the filler.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Wilms ◽  
Jan Wieringa ◽  
Theo Blijdenstein ◽  
Kees van Malssen ◽  
Reinhard Kohlus

AbstractThe rheological characterization of concentrated suspensions is complicated by the heterogeneous nature of their flow. In this contribution, the shear viscosity and wall slip velocity are quantified for highly concentrated suspensions (solid volume fractions of 0.55–0.60, D4,3 ~ 5 µm). The shear viscosity was determined using a high-pressure capillary rheometer equipped with a 3D-printed die that has a grooved surface of the internal flow channel. The wall slip velocity was then calculated from the difference between the apparent shear rates through a rough and smooth die, at identical wall shear stress. The influence of liquid phase rheology on the wall slip velocity was investigated by using different thickeners, resulting in different degrees of shear rate dependency, i.e. the flow indices varied between 0.20 and 1.00. The wall slip velocity scaled with the flow index of the liquid phase at a solid volume fraction of 0.60 and showed increasingly large deviations with decreasing solid volume fraction. It is hypothesized that these deviations are related to shear-induced migration of solids and macromolecules due to the large shear stress and shear rate gradients.


2011 ◽  
Vol 233-235 ◽  
pp. 1998-2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Xiao Zhong Lu ◽  
Kai Gu ◽  
Xiao Min Sun ◽  
Chang Qing Ji

The rheological behavior of PA6/montmorillonite(MMT) by reactive extrusion was investigated using cone-and-plate rheometer. The experimental results indicated that PA6/MMT exhibited shear-thinning behavior. The shear stress of both neat PA6 and PA6/MMT increased with the increase in the shear rate. The reduction of the viscous activation energy with the increase of shear stress reflected PA6/MMT can be processed over a wider temperature.


2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Pyke ◽  
J. A. Hartnett ◽  
M. E. Tschakovsky

The purpose of this study was to determine the dynamic characteristics of brachial artery dilation in response to step increases in shear stress [flow-mediated dilation (FMD)]. Brachial artery diameter (BAD) and mean blood velocity (MBV) (Doppler ultrasound) were obtained in 15 healthy subjects. Step increases in MBV at two shear stimulus magnitudes were investigated: large (L; maximal MBV attainable), and small (S; MBV at 50% of the large step). Increase in shear rate (estimate of shear stress: MBV/BAD) was 76.8 ± 15.6 s−1 for L and 41.4 ± 8.7 s−1 for S. The peak %FMD was 14.5 ± 3.8% for L and 5.7 ± 2.1% for S ( P < 0.001). Both the L (all subjects) and the S step trials (12 of 15 subjects) elicited a biphasic diameter response with a fast initial phase (phase I) followed by a slower final phase. Relative contribution of phase I to total FMD when two phases occurred was not sensitive to shear rate magnitude ( r2 = 0.003, slope P = 0.775). Parameters quantifying the dynamics of the FMD response [time delay (TD), time constant (τ)] were also not sensitive to shear rate magnitude for both phases (phase I: TD r2 = 0.03, slope P = 0.376, τ r2 = 0.04, slope P = 0.261; final phase: TD r2 = 0.07, slope P = 0.169, τ r2 = 0.07, slope P = 0.996). These data support the existence of two distinct mechanisms, or sets of mechanisms, in the human conduit artery FMD response that are proportionally sensitive to shear stimulus magnitude and whose dynamic response is not sensitive to shear stimulus magnitude.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
Aixiang Wu ◽  
Lianfu Zhang ◽  
Hongjiang Wang ◽  
Fei Jin

Sedimentation of filling materials could cause pipe blocking accident in mines. However, few quantitative characterization studies have investigated the sedimentation characteristics of filling materials. In this study, the sedimentation property of iron tailings with a cement-sand ratio of 1 : 4 and mass concentration of 73%∼82% was investigated based on rheology measurements. Results showed that shear stress increased as shear rate rose from 0 s−1to 120 s−1. The shear stress increased as the filling material concentration increased as well. However, when the shear rate was reversed from 120 s−1to 0 s−1, the shear stress presented an increase-constant-decrease change pattern as the mass concentration increases in the rheological curve. Accordingly, the sedimentation performance of iron tailings filling material was divided into three types: intense sedimentation (the ascending rheological curve) in the mass concentration range of 73%∼76%, slight sedimentation (the constant rheological curve) in the mass concentration range of 77%∼79%, and almost no sedimentation (the descending rheological curve) in the mass concentration range of 80%∼82%. The associated mechanism involving slurry mass concentration-rheological curves-sedimentation performance was illustrated. A correlation between the pipeline rheology and filling material sedimentation performance was established, which provides a practical guide to avoid pipeline blocking while transporting the filling material.


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