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KT8302

Rheology and Non-Newtonian Fluids

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Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination

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About the course

Course content

Classification of fluid material models. Flow fenomena for non-newtonian fluids. The basic equations of thermodynamics for fluid flow. Deformation kinematics. Viscometric flow. Tensile flow. Viscometers and rheometers: cylinder-,capillar-parallell-plate and conus-plate-viscometers. Material models: generalized Newton fluid, linear and nonlinear viscoelastic models, viscoplastic models, corrotational models. Granular materials. Application of the models for flow in pipes, capillaries, slits, annuli, converging canals and nozzles. Thin film flow. Extrusion.

Learning outcome

The course aims at giving the students an introduction to rheology, which is the theory of deformation and flow of material: fluids and solids with fluid response.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

Barnes, H.A., Hutton, J.F., Walters, K.: An Introduction to Rheology. Rheology series, Vol. 3, Elsevier, 1989. F. Irgens: Compendium.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
DIO1011 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

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Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Structural Engineering