文档介绍：COLLOIDAL SUSPENSION RHEOLOGY
Colloidal suspensions are encountered in a multitude of natural, biological, and indus-
trially relevant products and processes. Understanding what affects the flow behavior,
or rheology, of colloid suspensions, and how this flow behavior can be manipulated,
is important for essful formulation of products such as paint, polymers, foods, and
pharmaceuticals. This book is the first devoted to the study of colloidal rheology in all its
aspects. With material presented in an introductory manner, plex mathematical
derivations kept to a minimum, the reader will gain a strong grasp of the basic principles
of colloid science and rheology. Beginning with purely hydrodynamic effects, the con-
tributions of Brownian motion and interparticle forces are covered, before the reader is
guided through specific problem areas such as thixotropy and shear thickening; special
classes of colloid suspensions are also treated. The techniques necessary for measuring
colloidal suspension rheology are presented along with methods to correlate and inter-
pret the results. An essential guide for academic and industrial researchers, this book is
also ideal for graduate course use.
jan mewis is Emeritus Professor of the Chemical Engineering Department at the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He is involved in industrial and academic research in
complex fluids such as suspensions and polymer blends. Professor Mewis has lectured
all over the world and has written over 200 publications on colloid science and rheology.
He was Chairman of the mittee on Rheology and is a recipient of the
Gold Medal of the British Society of Rheology and the Bingham Medal of The Society
of Rheology (USA).
norman j. wagner received his Doctorate from Princeton University and is a named
Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of
Delaware. He has extensive international teaching and research experience, and leads an
active research grou