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The effect of carbide particle additives on rheology of shear thickening fluids

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In this paper, shear thickening fluids (STFs) including silicon carbide particles are presented. We fabricated a kind of STF based on nanosize fumed silica suspended in a liquid medium, polyethylene glycol, at a constant concentration of 20 wt.%. Then, different particle size silicon carbide (SiC) particles were added to the STF with various amounts. Their rheological properties under various temperatures were tested by using a rheometer. The suspension exhibits different systematic variations with respect to the varied parameters.

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  1. School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

    Selim Gürgen & Weihua Li

  2. Vocational School of Transportation, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, 26470, Turkey

    Selim Gürgen

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, 26480, Turkey

    Melih Cemal Kuşhan

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Gürgen, S., Kuşhan, M.C. & Li, W. The effect of carbide particle additives on rheology of shear thickening fluids. Korea-Aust. Rheol. J. 28, 121–128 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13367-016-0011-x

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