Suspensions may be acceptably stable to sedimentation for two reasons. Either the bulk material has a yield stress high enough to hold the particles in suspension, or the material has a ‘zero shear ...

This article looks at ten key points regarding the basic techniques of designing and interpreting rheological tests to improve the stability of a sample. The ten points are mainly applicable to ...

Flow curve in order to determine the plateau value of the vis­cosity performing a shear rate controlled flow curve at low enough shear rates in steady state.. The standard tests for measuring the Zero ...

Rheological experiments are performed either by applying a small stress to the sample and measuring the strain developed or by applying a fixed amount of strain and measuring the developed stress.