Preparation of SiO₂/PEG Shear Thickening System by Centrifugal Dispersion

Abstract:

The nano-SiO2/polyethylene glycol (PEG) dispersion system was prepared by centrifugal mixing, and its rheological properties were investigated. The results showed the revolution and rotation speed during the centrifugal mixing have a significant effect on the rheological properties of SiO2/PEG system. When the revolution speed of the centrifugal mixer was fixed at a high speed of 1200rpm, the shear thickening effect of SiO2/PEG was gradually increased with the decrease of rotation speed, and the maximum viscosity (η) of 12340 mPa•s appeared at the rotation speed of 200 rpm. At the low revolution speed of 700 rpm, the increase of the rotation speed significantly enhanced the shear thickening effect. When the rotation speed was 700rpm, the maximum viscosity was up to 86130mPa s. In steady state experiments, the systems show a shear-thinning property under low shear rate. When the shear rate exceeded a critical value (γ= 24.92 s-1), the viscosity first increased, and then decreased sharply. In the dynamic experiments, with the increase of angular frequency (ω), the loss modulus (G″) also increased and the systems behaved as a shear-thickening fluid.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 560-561)
• Pages: 586-590
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.560-561.586
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Biao Yang, Sheng Wang, Guo Zhi Xu, Fei Xin
• Keywords: Centrifugal Mixing, Nano-Silica, Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), Shear Thickening

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