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DILATANT FLOW PROPERTIES [1 record]

Record 1 1988-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
CONT

... the polymer solution is not a true dilatant fluid. It only appears to have dilatant flow properties at very high shear rates in a porous media, because of the viscoelastic properties of the polymer.

Key term(s)
  • dilatancy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
OBS

[...] les laboratoires pétroliers se sont intéressés aux solutions de polymère en tant que fluides de balayage [...] Ces études ont permis de décrire [...] le comportement rhéoépaississant aux grandes vitesses [...]

Spanish

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