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Dilatant Fluid Viscosity Analysis

The document contains data on the viscosity (μ) of a fluid at different rotation speeds (N) measured in rpm. It then computes the shear rate (ω/θ) from the rpm and fits the data to a power trendline equation: η = 44.94(ω/θ)0.2068 with an R2 value of 0.9925. Based on the trendline analysis, the fluid is determined to be dilatant with an apparent viscosity index of n = 1.21.

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Dilatant Fluid Viscosity Analysis

The document contains data on the viscosity (μ) of a fluid at different rotation speeds (N) measured in rpm. It then computes the shear rate (ω/θ) from the rpm and fits the data to a power trendline equation: η = 44.94(ω/θ)0.2068 with an R2 value of 0.9925. Based on the trendline analysis, the fluid is determined to be dilatant with an apparent viscosity index of n = 1.21.

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N (rpm) µ (N·s/m )

2
The data is
10 0.121
20 0.139
30 0.153
40 0.159
50 0.172
60 0.172
70 0.183
80 0.185
The computed data is

ω (rad/s) ω/θ (1/s) η (N·s/m x10 )


2 3

1.047 120 121


2.094 240 139
3.142 360 153
4.189 480 159
5.236 600 172
6.283 720 172
7.330 840 183
8.378 960 185

From the Trendline analysis

k = 0.0449
n - 1 = 0.2068
n = 1.21 The fluid is dilatant

The apparent viscosities at 90 and 100 rpm can now be computed

N (rpm) ω (rad/s) ω/θ (1/s) η (N·s/m2x103)


90 9.42 1080 191
100 10.47 1200 195

Viscosity vs Shear Rate

1000
Data
η (N.s/m x10 )
3

Power Trendline
2

100
η = 44.94(ω/θ)0.2068
R2 = 0.9925

10
100 1000
Shear Rate ω/θ (1/s)

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