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Title Unlocking the Dual Helical Ribbon for rotational viscosity measurements of highly heterogeneous fluids
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Authors Giancontieri, G; Hargreaves, DM; Partal, P; Lo Presti, D
Title Unlocking the Dual Helical Ribbon for rotational viscosity measurements of highly heterogeneous fluids
Year 2024
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112920
Abstract Road bituminous binders are becoming more complex since, to enhance properties and/or engineer circular economy, the conventional binder is enriched with modifiers of different nature giving birth to a final -product recognisable as highly heterogeneous fluid. The assessment of these materials relies on rheological measurements; however, existing testing equipment are designed for homogeneous fluids, proving to be often inadequate. In fact, rotational testing lacking mixing efficiency during measurements, can compromise sample stability, resulting in non -representative results Lo Presti et al. (2014). To address these challenges, a dual helical ribbons (DHR) was purposefully created and successfully employed in prior studies to measure the rotational viscosity of highly heterogeneous asphalt materials Giancontieri et al. (2019). While the DHR effectiveness has been extensively discussed in earlier investigations, this study aims to contribute to the scientific community at large by providing: state-of-the-art on improving mixing efficiency of highly heterogeneous fluids, rationalizing the choice of the DHR geometry comprehensive technical details for realising any DHR, verified through numerical modelling Calibration with model input parameters achieved by adopting the Rieger and Novak method, and finally design validation. The authors aim for the broader material science community to benefit from this investigation, enabling technologists to independently develop DHR devices and explore new applications.
Author Keywords Rheometry; Rheology; Dual Helical Ribbon; Computational Fluids Dynamic; Heterogeneous Fluids; Viscosity
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001230677700001
WoS Category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Research Area Materials Science
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112920
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