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Grid-shell theory, a new concept to explain thixotropy

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Some rheological phenomena of the thixotropic pseudoplastic crude oils can not be accounted for by the earlier theories: e.g. stabilized hysteresis curve, no regeneration during motion, irreversible change of paraffin structure by shearing, anisotropic network after relaxation, influence of shear history on flow properties. The grid-shell theory seems to be adequate to interpret these characteristics.

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  1. Petroleum Engineering Department, Technical University for Heavy Industries, H-3515, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary

    A. P. Szilas

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Szilas, A.P. Grid-shell theory, a new concept to explain thixotropy. Rheol Acta 23, 70–74 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01333877

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