Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5199091 Polymer 2009 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
Measurement of the second normal stress difference for a highly elastic, constant viscosity 'Boger fluid' is reported. Two very different experimental techniques have been used: (1) measurement of the height of the free surface in rod-climbing flow; (2) measurement of the pressure distribution in cone-and-plate shearing flow. The second normal stress difference is at least 30 times smaller in magnitude than the first normal stress difference, and opposite in sign. The results should prove useful in distinguishing between the various constitutive equations proposed for Boger fluids.
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