Influence of processing and storage on the shear thickening properties of highly concentrated monodisperse silica particles in polyethylene glycol

Soutrenon, Mathieu; Michaud, Véronique

doi:10.3933/applrheol-23-54865

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“…In these materials, the solid powder nanoparticles are dispersed in a liquid matrix or a carrier fluid, forming a ceramic-polymer highly concentrated colloidal suspension. STFs are mainly composed of various inorganic powders, such as SiO 2 [ 13 ], TiO 2 [ 14 ], or CaCO 3 [ 14 ] and liquid polymers such as glycerin [ 15 ], poly(ethylene glycol) [ 1 , 16 , 17 ], or poly(propylene glycol) [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Instead of SiO 2 , carbon nanofillers can be used [ 20 ].…”

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Unexpected Method of High-Viscosity Shear Thickening Fluids Based on Polypropylene Glycols Development via Thermal Treatment

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This study aimed to analyze the influence of the thermal treatment of shear thickening fluids, STFs, on their viscosity. For this purpose, shear thickening fluids based on polypropylene glycols PPG400 and PPG1000 and Aerosil®200 were developed. The shear thickening behavior of obtained fluids was confirmed by using a parallel-plate rheometer. Next, thermogravimetric (TG) analyses were used to characterized thermal stability and weight loss of the STFs at a constant temperature. Finally, the thermal treatment of the STFs obtained was provided using the apparatus developed for this purpose. The received STFs exhibited a very high maximum viscosity up to 15 kPa. The rheology of the STFs measured after thermal treatment indicated that the proposed method allowed the development of STFs with a very high maximum viscosity. The maximum viscosity of the STFs increased twofold when thermal treatment of the STFs at elevated temperature for 210 min was performed. TG confirmed the convergence of the weight loss in the apparatus. Our results show that controlling the thermal treatment of STFs allows STFs to be obtained with high viscosity and a dilatation jump of the STFs by degradation of the liquid matrix.

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