Rheology of polydisperse nonspherical graphite particles suspended in mineral oil

Thomas Larsen*, A. L. Søbye, J. R. Royer, Wilson Poon, T. Larsen, S. J. Andreasen, A. D. Drozdov, Jesper De C. Christiansen*

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Abstract

We study the role of filler concentration and microphysics on the rheology of polydisperse flake-graphite particles suspended in Newtonian mineral oil. Under steady shear, our samples exhibit shear thinning, and yielding behavior is observed for volume fractions [Formula: see text]. Time-temperature superposition was observed using an Arrhenius-type horizontal shift factor, giving a flow activation energy that is dependent on the graphite volume fraction, suggesting concentration-dependent contributions to relaxation processes in the suspensions. The flow curves are fitted by a constraint-based model, indicating that the flow behavior is controlled by frictional and adhesive contacts, with the model suggesting that the adhesive stress is temperature dependent.
Original languageEnglish
Article number81
JournalJournal of Rheology
Volume67
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)81-89
Number of pages9
ISSN0148-6055
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023

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