Preface
Section 1 : Flow Dynamics and Transport Phenomena
Chapter 1 : Characterization of Thixotropic Fluids
Chapter 2 : Laminar and Turbulent Pipe Flows of Non-Newtonian Fluids
Chapter 3 : Laminar Unsteady Flow of Elementary Non-Newtonian Fluids in Long Pipes
Chapter 4 : Non-Newtonian Flow Behavior of Coal-Fuel Oil Suspensions
Chapter 5 : Rheology and Non-Newtonian Behavior of Sea and Estuarine Mud
Chapter 6 : Velocity and Velocity Gradient in Turbulent Viscoelastic Pipe Flow
Chapter 7 : The Flow of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Liquids through Annular Converging Regions
Chapter 8 : Parametric Modeling of Flow Geometries in Non-Newtonian Flows
Chapter 9 : Hydrodynamics of Bubbles and Drops in Rheologically Complex Liquids
Chapter 10 : Natural Convection Heat Transfer to Viscoelastic Fluids
Chapter 11 : Integral Methods for Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Power-Law Non-Newtonian Fluids
Chapter 12 : Analogies Between Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer in Dilute Polymer Solutions
Section 2 : Slippage and Drag Phenomena
Chapter 13 : Stress Measurement of Viscoelastic Fluids by Flow Birefringence Technique and Slip Phenomena of Polymer Melts
Chapter 14 : Apparent Slip Flow of Polymer Solutions
Chapter 15 : Rheological Study of Laminar-Turbulent Transition in Drag-Reducing Polymeric Solutions
Chapter 16 : Turbulent Flow Velocity Profiles in Drag-Reducing Fluids
Chapter 17 : Mechanisms of Drag Reduction in Turbulent Non-Newtonian Pipeline Flow
Section 3 : Polymer Rheology and Processing
Chapter 18 : Determination of Morphology and Mechanical Microprocesses in Polymers
Chapter 19 : Constitutive Analysis of the Nonlinear Viscoelastic Properties in Simple Extension of Polymeric Fluids and Networks : A Comparison
Chapter 20 : Modeling Complex Viscosity as a Response Function
Chapter 21 : Static Equilibrium and Motion of Spheres in Viscoplastic Liquids
Chapter 22 : Effects of Long Chain Branching on Polymer Rheology
Chapter 23 : Rheology of Highly Filled Polymer Melt Systems
Chapter 24 : Analyzing Steady-State Flow of Elastomers
Chapter 25 : Temperature Dependence of Local Flow in Polymers
Chapter 26 : Principles of Polymer Mixing and Extrusion
Chapter 27 : Mixing of Non-Newtonian Liquids with Helical Ribbon Impellers
Chapter 28 : Mixing in Continuous Processors
Chapter 29 : Computer Modeling and Analysis of Extrusion Operations
Chapter 30 : Control of Single Screw Extrusion
Chapter 31 : Practical Applications of Rheology to Polymer Processing
Chapter 32 : Rheological Characterization and Processability Testing
Chapter 33 : Fundamentals of Polymer Materials
Chapter 34 : Torque Rheometer Technology and Instrumentation
Chapter 35 : Coating Using Pseudoplastic Liquids
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