This book bridges the gap between the theoretical work of the rheologist and the practical needs of technical personnel dealing with non-Newtonian rheology. This new edition addresses a broader range of topics than its predecessor, including velocity profiles in pipes, computation fluid dynamics modelling, liquid/solid flows, new results on heat/mass transfer methods and models, and various new applications.

From the Preface: “Non-Newtonian flow and rheology are subjects which are essentially interdisciplinary in their nature and which are also wide in their areas of application. Indeed non-Newtonian fluid behaviour is encountered in almost all the chemical and allied processing industries. The factors which determine the rheological characteristics of a material are highly complex, and their full understanding necessitates a contribution from physicists, chemists and applied mathematicians, amongst others...Furthermore, the areas of application are also extremely broad and diverse, and require an important input from engineers with a wide range of backgrounds...”

Target Audience: Mechanical, chemical, process, civil, petroleum, and mining engineers; medical, pharmaceutical, and food researchers and technologists; and other readers, including upper-level students, concerned with non-Newtonian flow.

Table of Contents:

Non-Newtonian Flow Behaviour

Rheometry for Non-Newtonian Fluids

Flow in Pipes and in Conduits of Non-Circular Cross-Sections

Flow of Multi-Phase Mixtures in Pipes

Particulate Systems

Heat Transfer Characteristics of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Pipes

Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer in Boundary Layers

Liquid Mixing

Index