• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 2004

The present study investigated the deformability of red blood cells (RBC) and its effect on whole blood viscosity using a laser-diffraction slit-rheometer (LDSR). The LDSR has been recently developed with significant advances in laser-diffractometry design, operation and data analysis. While shear stress levels in a slit flow are continuously decreasing, both the deformation of red blood cells and the shear stress were simultaneously measured. Additionally, the viscosity of whole blood was measured using the LDSR. The present study found that the whole blood viscosity is strongly dependent on the RBC deformability. The less deformable the RBCs are, the higher the blood viscosity is.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.35-41
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• 1995

층류 열전달에서 작은 Reynolds number에서의 원통내의 흐름에대한 Power law 유 체의 해법이 사용될 수가 없는 것을 낮은 전단률(Shear Rate)에서 Power Law 법칙이 적용 되지 않기 때문이다. 본 연구에서는 이문제를 새로운 구성방정식을 이용하여 높은 전단률에 서는 Power Law 법칙이 낮은 전단률에서는 Newtonian 법칙이 그 중간에서는 천이과정을 모두 포함하는 전범위의 전단률에 대해 해결하였다. 이러한 구성방정식의 기본개졈은 실험 결과와도 잘 일치하였따. 이 구성방정식을 이용하여 Graetz 문제를 해결하였고 경계조건은 일정온도와 일정열속이다. 이용하기 쉬운 전단률변수는 적용범위가 Newtonian인지 Power law 인지 아니면 중간 천이과정인지를 나타내준다.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 1997

새로이 합성한 계면확성제와 대표적 분산용 계면활성제의 분산효과를 상호 비교해 보기 위하여 고농도 석탄-물 슬러리계에 대한 유변학ㅈ거 성질을 측정하였다. 0~$25^{\circ}C$ 온도 범위에서 얻어진 유동곡선으로부터 여러 가지 유동 파라미터를 구한 결과, PS가 상대적으로 structure factor, C2와 shear modulus, $\chi$2/$\alpha$2 값에 있어서 큰 감소를 보여 주엇으며 특히 shear modulus는 계면활성제의 종류에 따라 큰차이를 보여주었다. 이러한 현상을 PS가 다 가음이곤 고분자 전해질과 유사한 구조를 갖고있어서 석탄 입자에 흡착시 입자간 정전기적 반발과 입체장애를 초래하여 슬러리의 유동성을 향상시킨데 따른 결과로 해석된다.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 1997

GM 은 Amorphopallus Konjac K. Koch의 tuber의 주성분으로알카리 응고제를 첨가 함에 따라 열적으로 안정한 gel을 형성한다. GM에 침전제로 메탄올을 사용하여 4단계로 분 별하였고 각 분별물(F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4)들은 Mark-Houwink 식을 이용하여 분자량을 산출하 였다. Ubbelohde를 이용한 농도에 따른 환산점도로부터 고유 점성도값을 구한 결과 분자량 이 높은 분별물이 분자량이 낮은 분별물에 비하여 직선으로부터 벗어남을 알수 있었다. 또 한 고유점성도는 분자량이 증가할수록 증가하였고, 분자량 분포 범위가 broad하게 나타났다. GM용액의 frequency와 shear rate에 따른 viscosity를 측정한결과 낮은 frequency에서는 loss modulus(G＂)가 storage modulus(G＂)보다 큰 값을 가졌으나 높은 frequency에서는 G ＇가 G＂보다 크게 나타났다. 이 현상은 분자들의 얽힘에 관한 시간 의존도로써 설명할수 있다. 즉높은 frequency에서는 탄소 사슬간의 얽힘들이 진동기간내에 분자결합이 끊어지기 에 충분한 시간을 갖지 못하여 그 조직이 교차 결합을 한 gel처럼 행동하게 되고 한편 낮은 frequency에서는 탄소사슬들의 얽힘이 풀리고 흐르기에 충분한 시간을 갖게된다. Shear rate에 따른 viscosity값과 frequency에 대한 dynamic viscosity값은 거의 유사한 변화를 나 타내었다.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.160-164
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• 1998

본 연구에서 Doi-Edwards 점탄성 조성방정식의 Hadamard 안정성 분석을 행하였 다. Hadamard 안정성은 방정식의 탄성 성질과 연관되는 특성으로 파장이 짧고 진동수가 큰 파동에 의한 외란 하에서 식의 안정성을 의미한다. 먼저 안정성을 위한 일반 3차원 조건을 수립하고 단순한 1차원과 2차원 외란하에서 필요조건을 구하였다. Doi-Edwards 이론을 따 르는 물질의 단순전단유동을 고려함에 의하여 순간 전단변형률이 1.8786을 넘어설 때 파장 이 짧고 진동수가 큰 외란에 의하여 불안정성이 나타남이 증명되었다. 이 안정성의 임계치 는 실제 고분자공정 뿐 아니라 실험실에서도 쉽게 도달할수 있는 값으로 이와 같은 불안정 유동은 mi-crophase separation과 같은 물리적 현상과는 관련이 있다는 증거가 없으므로 조 성방정식 자체가 지니는 수학적 모순점에 기인한 것이라 할수 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.9-17
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• 1994

Effect of Newtonian and non-Newtonian oils on minimum ol film thickness in engine journal bearing were investigated at various oil viscosities. The influence of oil viscosity and engine operating conditions on minimum oil film thickness of main bearing and con-rod bearing was examined. Minimum oil film thickness for Newtonian oils increased uniformly with kinematic viscosity. But the correlation between kinematic viscosity and minimum oil film thickness was very poor for non-Newtonian oils. According to the straight-line regression analysis for non-Newtonian oils, high temperature high shear viscosity at 1 $1{\times}10^6Sec^{-1}$, $150^{\circ}C$ increase the coefficient of determination from 0.41 to 0.77. Con-rod bearing showed better correlation between minimum oil film thickness and engine operating conditions than main bearing.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.125-130
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• 2005

Coalescence process of binary immiscible fluid mixtures having bimodal size distributions, prepared by mixing two pre-sheared samples at different shear rates, ${\gamma}_{pre1}\;and\;{\gamma}_{pre2}$, under shear flow at a final shear rate, ${\gamma}_f$, are examined by transient shear stress measurements and microscopic observations in comparison with the results for simply pre-sheared samples having narrow size distributions (unimodal distribution samples). Component fluids are a silicone oil (PDMS) and a hydrocarbon-formaldehyde resin (Genelite) and their viscosities are 14.1 and 21.0 $pa{\cdot}sec$ at room temperature $(ca.\;20^{\circ}C)$, respectively. The weight ratio of PDMS: Genelite was 7:3. Three cases, $({\gamma}_{pre1}=7.2sec^{-1},\;{\gamma}_{pre2}=12.0sec^{-1}\;and\;{\gamma}_f=2.4sec^{-1}),\;({\gamma}_{pre1}=0.8sec^{-1},\;{\gamma}_{pre2}=4.0sec^{-1}\;and\;{\gamma}_f=2.4sec^{-1}),\;and\;({\gamma}_{pre1}=7.2sec^{-1},\;{\gamma}_{pre2}=12.0^sec^{-1}\;and\;{\gamma}_f=7.2sec^{-1})$ the first case, transient shear stress did not show any significant difference but domains larger than the initial state are observed at short times. In the latter cases, there exist undershoot of shear stress, reflecting existence of deformed large domains, which is confirmed by the direct observation. It is concluded that coalescence between large and small domains more frequently occur than coalescence between the domains with similar size in the bimodal distribution samples.

• Journal of computational fluids engineering
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.81-87
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• 2011

The importance of shear thinning non-Newtonian blood rheology on the hemodynamic characteristics of idealized cerebral saccular aneurysms were investigated by carrying out CFD simulations assuming two different non-Newtonian rheology models (Carreau and Ballyk models). To explore effects of vessel curvature, a straight and a curved vessel geometry were considered. The wall shear stress(WSS), relative residence time(RRT) and velocity distribution were compared at the different phases of cardiac cycle. As expected, blood entered the aneurysm at the distal neck and created large vortex in both aneurysms, but with higher momentum on the curved vessel. Hemodynamic characteristics such as WSS, and RRT exhibited only minor effects by choice of different rheological models although Ballyk model produced relatively higher effects. We conclude that the assumption of Newtonian fluid is reasonable for studies aimed at quantifying the hemodynamic characteristics, in particular, WSS-based parameters, considering the current accuracy level of medical image of cerebral aneurysm.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 2003

In this study, two types of biodegradable resins-based clay nanocomposites, in which organic montmorillonite clay was filled, were prepared by the direct melt blending method. In order to characterize the nanocomposite structure, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and TEM observation were performed. Characterization of the nanocomposites shows that intercalated and partially exfoliated structures were generated by the melt blending method. Mechanical and rheological properties of the nanocomposites were measured respectively. For the mechanical properties, there were improvements in tensile strength and Young's modulus of the nanocomposites due to the reinforcement of nanoparticles. The rheological behaviors of the nanocomposites were significantly affected by the degree of the dispersion of the organoclay. The storage modulus of the nanocomposites was measured and the degree of the dispersion of the organoclay was evaluated from the value of the terminal slope of the storage modulus. In addition, the quantity of the shear necessary for making the nanocomposite for melt intercalation method was estimated from the relationship between the value of the terminal slope of the storage modulus and the applied shear.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.109-115
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• 2004

Comparisons in shear behaviour are made between aqueous suspensions of a laterite ore and aqueous suspensions of pure goethite ($\alpha$-FeOOH), following prior papers in which the rheologies of the two mineral suspensions were characterized individually. Drawing comparisons is appropriate because the ore sample was about 65% goethite and it was originally thought that the pure goethite might serve as a model of the more complex laterite. Viscosity measurements of the two suspensions show that, at the same solids fraction, the goethite suspensions were more viscous by an order of magnitude, even though the goethite particles had much smaller aspect ratios. Similarly, yield stresses for the goethite suspensions were at least an order of magnitude higher. The most significant difference was in transient behaviour. Time-dependent effects were investigated by subjecting a fluid to a step change or a ramp sequence in shear rate, and measuring the resulting shear stress over time. In most cases, transient behaviour could not be detected in the goethite suspensions, whereas stresses in the laterite suspensions relaxed over periods of order 10 seconds. The disparate results indicate that a goethite suspension is a poor model of a laterite slurry.