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Abstract
In small amplitude oscillatory shear flow, we now universally represent the response of a viscoelastic fluid as a complex quantity, which we call “complex viscosity.” This short piece deepens our understanding of the origins of the complex viscosity and of the man who coined this term, now widely used in rheology.
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Title
Who conceived the “complex viscosity”?
Author
Bird, R Byron 1 ; Giacomin, A Jeffrey 2
1 Rheology Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
2 Rheology Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
1 Rheology Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
2 Rheology Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Pages
481-486
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Jun 2012
ISSN
00354511
e-ISSN
14351528
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2262005512
Copyright
Rheologica Acta is a copyright of Springer, (2012). All Rights Reserved.