The effect of carbide particle additives on rheology of shear thickening fluids
KOREA-AUSTRALIA RHEOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.28, no.2, pp.121-128, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s13367-016-0011-x
- Journal Name: KOREA-AUSTRALIA RHEOLOGY JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.121-128
- Keywords: shear thickening fluid, silicon carbide, additive, viscosity, shear rate, IMPACT RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE, BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE, COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS, BROWNIAN SUSPENSIONS, DYNAMIC PROPERTIES, ARMOR MATERIALS, KEVLAR FABRICS, SOFT ARMOR, TEMPERATURE, BEHAVIOR
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In this paper, shear thickening fluids (STFs) including silicon carbide particles are presented. We fabricated a kind of STF based on nanosize fumed silica suspended in a liquid medium, polyethylene glycol, at a constant concentration of 20 wt.%. Then, different particle size silicon carbide (SiC) particles were added to the STF with various amounts. Their rheological properties under various temperatures were tested by using a rheometer. The suspension exhibits different systematic variations with respect to the varied parameters.