Deformations. Rheological bodies and mechanical models. Flow equations, consistency variables. Flow of pseudoplastic systems in capillary and gap, static (creeping) and dynamic (forced oscillation) behaviour of viscoelastic systems. Rheometry. Visco- and rheometers. Rheology of composite systems, self-assembly structures, sol-gel changes of state, physical and chemical networks and nanocomposites.
Grade:
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Type:
lecture/exercise
Labelled in education:
compulsory, elective
Name of lecture notes or books (if any):
Recommended book: H.A.Barnes, J.F.Hutton, K.Walters: An Introduction to Rheology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1989.