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Application of CFD–Based Correction Factors to Increase the Accuracy of Flow Curve Determination in a Couette Rheometer

Hamedi, Naser LU ; Revstedt, Johan LU ; Tornberg, Eva LU and Innings, Fredrik LU (2016) In Applied Rheology 26(3).
Abstract
The measurement and the investigation of the errors in a Couette rheometer have been a topic of considerable interest in many rheometric studies. In the present study, a more accurate predictor-corrector method based on CFD and the analytical solution of the problem is described. Comparing to the previous CFD-based method, in addition to considering the effect of the end parts, the presented correction factors also take into account the effect of the wide gap into a single coefficient. The correction factors are computed for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in wide and narrow gap rheometry. Results showed that the shear rate distribution across the gap is highly non-linear in non-Newtonian wide gap rheometry. Moreover, for very... (More)
The measurement and the investigation of the errors in a Couette rheometer have been a topic of considerable interest in many rheometric studies. In the present study, a more accurate predictor-corrector method based on CFD and the analytical solution of the problem is described. Comparing to the previous CFD-based method, in addition to considering the effect of the end parts, the presented correction factors also take into account the effect of the wide gap into a single coefficient. The correction factors are computed for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in wide and narrow gap rheometry. Results showed that the shear rate distribution across the gap is highly non-linear in non-Newtonian wide gap rheometry. Moreover, for very shear thinning fluid i.e. n < 0.4 in narrow gap rheometry, there is a need to apply correction factor to the calculated fluid properties. Comparing the presented CFD approach and the current approach, the correction factor can be enhanced up to 16% depending on the fluid behavior and the gap distance. (Less)
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CFD, Correction, Couette Rheometer, Fluid properties, Inverse problem, Power-law fluid
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Applied Rheology
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26
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3
article number
35341
publisher
De Gruyter
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  • scopus:84975505836
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1430-6395
DOI
10.3933/ApplRheol-26-35341
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English
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  author       = {{Hamedi, Naser and Revstedt, Johan and Tornberg, Eva and Innings, Fredrik}},
  issn         = {{1430-6395}},
  keywords     = {{CFD; Correction; Couette Rheometer; Fluid properties; Inverse problem; Power-law fluid}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  publisher    = {{De Gruyter}},
  series       = {{Applied Rheology}},
  title        = {{Application of CFD–Based Correction Factors to Increase the Accuracy of Flow Curve Determination in a Couette Rheometer}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3933/ApplRheol-26-35341}},
  doi          = {{10.3933/ApplRheol-26-35341}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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