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EPAISSISSEMENT CISAILLEMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Rheology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dilatancy
1, record 1, English, dilatancy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An increase in volume of the system which usually accompanies shear thickening. This term has formerly been used for the phenomenon of shear thickening. 1, record 1, English, - dilatancy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Rhéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dilatance
1, record 1, French, dilatance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] augmentation du volume d’un système [...] généralement [accompagnée] d’un épaississement par cisaillement. Antérieurement, on a utilisé ce terme pour le phénomène d’épaississement par agitation. 1, record 1, French, - dilatance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Reología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dilatancia
1, record 1, Spanish, dilatancia
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shear thickening
1, record 2, English, shear%20thickening
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If viscosity is a univalued function of the rate of shear, a decrease of the viscosity with increasing rate of shear is called shear thinning, and an increase of the viscosity shear thickening. 1, record 2, English, - shear%20thickening
Record 2, Key term(s)
- shear-thickening
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épaississement par cisaillement
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9paississement%20par%20cisaillement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la viscosité est une fonction à une seule variable de la vitesse de cisaillement, une diminution de la viscosité avec une augmentation de la vitesse de cisaillement se nomme fluidisation du cisaillement et une augmentation de la viscosité se nomme épaississement par cisaillement. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9paississement%20par%20cisaillement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shear thinning
1, record 3, English, shear%20thinning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If viscosity is a univalued function of the rate of shear, a decrease of the viscosity with increasing rate of shear is called shear thinning, and an increase of the viscosity shear thickening. 1, record 3, English, - shear%20thinning
Record 3, Key term(s)
- shear-thinning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fluidisation par cisaillement
1, record 3, French, fluidisation%20par%20cisaillement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la viscosité est une fonction à une seule variable de la vitesse de cisaillement, une diminution de la viscosité avec une augmentation de la vitesse de cisaillement se nomme fluidisation du cisaillement et une augmentation de la viscosité se nomme épaississement par cisaillement. 1, record 3, French, - fluidisation%20par%20cisaillement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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