Research Article
Shear Thickening Fluids Comparative Analysis Composed of Silica Nanoparticles in Polyethylene Glycol and Starch in Water
Table 1
Rheological specifications of STFs prepared with nanosilica and PEG 400 g/mole.
| | STF prepared | Critical shear rate (1/sec) | Viscosity at critical shear rate (Pa.s) | Maximum viscosity (Pa.s) |
| | PEG 400, silica 10% | 10.2 | 10.12 | 81.31 | | PEG 400, silica 20% | 10.3 | 9.42 | 114.72 | | PEG 400, silica 30% | 10.5 | 12.34 | 179.8 |
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