Abstract
This article presents a biography of Maurice Couette, whose name is associated with a type of flow, of viscometer, and with a correction method for end effects in capillary flows. His life and work are described, with special mention being made of the cylinder apparatus that he designed. The relevance of his work to present day rheology is stressed.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Boussinesq J (1877) Essai sur la théorie des eaux courantes. Mémoires des Savants Etrangers 23:1–680
Charron F (1950) Frottement et viscosité des corps plastiques. CR Acad Sci Paris 231:646–647
Couette M (1887–1916) See Appendix
Donnelly RJ (1991) Taylor-Couette flow: the early days. Physics Today (Nov 1991):32–39
Donnelly RJ (1992) Evolution of instrumentation for Taylor-Couette flow. In: Andereck CD, Hayot F (eds) Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Ordered and turbulent patterns in Taylor-Couette flow (May 1991) Columbus (Ohio). Plenum Press, New York, London, NATO ASI series B: Physics 297:1–27
Ferguson J, Kemblowski Z (1991) Applied Fluid Rheology chap 3, Fundamentals of Rheometry. Elsevier Applied Science
Giesekus H (1962) Flows with constant velocity gradients and the movement of suspended particles in them. Part 1. Three dimensional flows. Rheol Acta 2:101–112
Guyon E, Hulin JP, Petit L (1990) Un enseignement de mécanique des fluides par des physiciens. Bulletin de l'Union des Physiciens 84° année 721:185–203
Kestin J, Sokolov M, Wakeham W (1973) Theory of capillary viscometers. Appl Sci Res 27:241–264
Mallock A (1888) Determination of the viscosity of water. Proc Roy Soc 45:126–132
Mallock A (1895) Experiments on fluid viscosity. Philos. Trans R Soc 187:41–56
Margules M (1881) Über die Bestimmung des Reibungs- und Gleitcoefficienten aus ebenen Bewegungen einer Flüssigkeit. Wien Ber (2nd ser) 83:588–602
Navier CLMH (1823) Sur les lois du mouvement des fluides. Memoires de l'Académie des Sciences 6:389–440
Oka S (1960) Rheology III chap 2, Eirich FR (ed). Academic Press
Poiseuille JLM (1846) Recherches expérimentales sur le mouvement des liquides dans les tubes de très petits diamètres. Mémoires des Savants Etrangers 9:433–544
Reynolds O (1883) An experimental investigation of the circumstances which determine whether the motion of water shall be direct or sinuous, and of the law of resistance in parallel channels. Proc Roy Soc 35:84–99
Schwedoff Th (1889) Recherches expérimentales sur la cohesion des liquides. Bulletin de la SFP-I-122-123 (session of June 24), 134–152, -II-132-133 (session of July 5), 186–199
Stokes GG (1849) On the theories of the internal friction of fluids in motion and of the equilibrium and motion of elastic solids. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, VIII, 3:287 – 319 - then included in Mathematical and Physical Papers (1880) 1, Cambridge UP, Cambridge (UK)
Tagg R (1992) A guide to literature related to Taylor-Couette problem. In: Andereck CD, Hayot F (eds) Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Ordered and turbulent patterns in Taylor-Couette flow (May 1991), Columbus (Ohio). Plenum Press, New York London, NATO ASI series B: Physics 297:303–354
Taylor GI (1923) Stability of a viscous liquid contained between two rotating cylinders. Philos Trans R Soc London, Ser A 223:289–343
Toms BA (1958) Rheology, vol II, chap 12, Eirich FR (ed). Academic Press
Trouton FT (1906) On the coefficient of viscous traction and its relation to that of viscosity. Proc Roy Soc A 77:426–440
Walters K (1975) Rheometry. Chapman and Hall
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Piau, J.M., Bremond, M., Couette, J.M. et al. Maurice Couette, one of the founders of rheology. Rheol Acta 33, 357–368 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366579
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366579