Abstract
The inertial effects in a random squeezing rheometer are examined, both theoretically and experimentally. The rheometer is based on small amplitude random squeezing between two parallel plates, where the upper plate is driven by a random displacement with a broad band spectrum. A fast Fourier transform is used to deliver the complex modulus (or viscosity) of the fluid in a single brief test, over more than two decades of frequency. The inertia of the fluid is shown to produce an error factor, which is also a function of the frequency. The correction factor can be well approximated by a first-order correction in the Reynolds number, for a very large range of Reynolds number, making the inertial correction a very simple procedure for light fluids.
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Phan-Thien, N., Field, J.S. & Swain, M.V. Micro-Fourier rheometer: Inertial effects. Rheola Acta 35, 410–416 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368992
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