ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Dispersions of hydrolyzed-starch-polyacrylonitrile (HSPAN) gel and distilled water underwent permanent diminuntion of room-temperature viscosity after maintenance above a threshold temperature of 75°C for periods of several weeks. Below the threshold temperature, viscosity measured at room temperature was unaffected. Above the threshold temperature, the final room-temperature viscosity exponentially varied as the inverse absolute temperature, and the viscosity decreased with increasing temperature. The HSPAN gel-distilled water dispersions exhibited both yield stress and velocity slip at a solid boundary, but the latter was not present at low shearing stresses. The former inhibited natural convection in a vertical slot with an imposed horizontal temperature difference. Clarity of the dispersions was demonstrated by a character-visibility test. Deaerating the distilled water by boiling before mixing with HSPAN gel improved the clarity of the resulting dispersion by eliminating the formation of bubbles at elevated temperature. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1995.070570201
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