Reconstructed rheometer for direct monitoring of dewatering performance and torque in tailings thickening process

To further clarify the dewatering performance and torque evolution during the tailings thickening process,a self-made rake was connected to a rheometer to monitor the shear stress and torque.The dewatering performance of the total tailings was greatly improved to a solid mass fraction of 75.33%in 240 min.The dewatering process could be divided into three stages:the rapid torque growth period,damping torque growth period,and constant torque thickening zone.The machine restart was found to have a significant effect on the rake torque;it could result in rake blockage.Furthermore,the simultaneous evolution of the torque and solid mass fraction of thickened tailings was analyzed.A relationship between the torque and the solid mass fraction was established,which followed a power function.Both the experimental and theoretical results provide a reference for the deep cone thickener design and operation to enhance the dewatering performance.

Development of rheometer for semi-solid high-melting point alloys

A rheometer for semi-solid high-melting point alloys was developed based on the principle of a double-bucket rheometer, with which the solidifying of semi-solid high-melting point alloy melt could be effectively controlled by the control of temperature and the outer force-field; and different microstructures have also been obtained. This rheometer can be used to investigate the rheological behavior under different conditions by changing the Theological parameters. By way of full-duplex communication between the computer and each sensor, automatic control of the test equipment and real- time measurement of rheological parameters were realized. Finally, the influencing factors on torque are also quantitatively analyzed .

Wall slip behavior of polymer melts on capillary rheometer

Wall slip behavior of three commercial polymer melts polypropylene(iPP),low-density polyethylene(LDPE)(branched chains) and high-density polyethylene(HDPE)(linear chains) were studied by using a capillary rheometer with twin bores at different temperatures.The results show that a sudden first-stick-then-slip transition was observed for HDPE and a first-slip-then-stick transition was observed for LDPE and iPP as the shear rate sweep was done in an increased order,which shows that the chain structure has an obvious effect on the wall slip behavior of polymers.The critical shear stress for the onset of stick-slip transition increases linearly with temperature for HDPE,which accords with the disentanglement mechanism proposed by Brochard and de Gennes.While the extrapolation length used to quantify the magnitude of the transition remains about 0.05-0.09 mm for HDPE at 150-230 ℃.Also the relationship between the critical shear stress for the onset of wall slip and the molecular mass for polymer samples agrees with the disentanglement model of Brochard and de Gennes.The onset of slip-stick transition for LDPE and iPP at a critical shear stress may be interpreted as the shear thinning of the polymer chains at high shear rates,preventing further development of wall slip behavior.

Autoregressive bispectrum characteristics of magneto-rheometer

The operating principle of measuring rheological properties of magnetorheological(MR) fluid was expounded by means of a new rheometer with double driving discs rotating at the same speed in the opposite directions.The constitutive equation of MR fluid was established with theoretical analysis from experimental data.The conventional power spectrum approach was unable to detect the existence of quadratic phase coupling for dynamic rheological measurement.Bispectrum analysis is emerging as a new powerful technique in signal processing,which can describe nonlinear coupling,restrain Gaussian noise and reserve phase component.An autoregressive(AR) model of the third order cumulant,the bispectra and bispectral contours were utilized for analyzing the dynamic characteristics of the MR rheometer by merely using the sampled output torque signals when a zero mean non-Gaussian white noise interferes with the rotary disc system.The measurement and analysis process based on virtual instruments were automatically controlled by computer in this paper.The experimental and theoretical results show that rheological properties and dynamic characteristics of MR fluid can be measured with this double disc rheometer.

INERTIA EFFECTS OF THE FLUID AND CYLINDER IN COAXIAL CYLINDRICAL RHEOMETER

The inertias of the fluid and the inner cylinder in coaxial cylinder rheometer (CACR) have great influence on the unsteady flow of non-Newtonian fluid. Even for the Newtonian fluid there exist the so called stress overshoot phenomenon. This phenomenon was studied and a method correcting the measured results for an unsteady flow in the rheometer was proposed. It is found that the inertia effect of the fluid can be ignored when the gap between cylinders is small. (Edited author abstract) 11 Refs.

Analysis of general second-order fluid flow in double cylinder rheometer

The fractional calculus approach in the constitutive relationship model of second-order fluid is introduced and the flow characteristics of the viscoelastic fluid in double cylinder rheometer are studied. First, the analytical solution of which the derivative order is 1/2 is derived with the analytical solution and the reliability of Laplace numerical inversion based on Crump algorithm for the problem is verified, then the characteristics of second-order fluid flow in the rheometer by using Crump method is analyzed. The results indicate that the more obvious the viscoelastic properties of fluid are, the more sensitive the dependence of velocity and stress on fractional derivative order is.

An analytic solution and investigation of character of viscoelastic fluids in double-gap concentric cylinder rheometer

An analytical solution to annular pipe flow of the second fluid and Maxwell fluid is given using Weber integral transform. The formulas can be used to analyse the behavior of unsteady flow of viscoelastic fluid in annular pipe, especially to analyse the flow character of double-gap concentric cylinder rheometer. It is found by computation that when the outer cylinder is in simple periodic motion, there are step junctions along the history curve of Maxwell fluid’s velocity and shear stress, and at step junctions both amplitude and phase of oscillatory wave vary sharply; when the outer cylinder makes uniform rotation, the velocity and shear stress of Maxwell fluid exhibit rhombic wave oscillation, and its period is in close parabolic relation with material constant H.

Effect of asphalt thin beams mixed with three nominal maximum aggregate sizes in the bending beam rheometer on the prediction of thermal properties of bituminous material

The objective of this research is to evaluate an impact of asphalt mixture beams with varying sizes of aggregate in the Bending Beam Rheometer （BBR） for testing/predicting thermal cracking properties of asphalt pavements. The BBR test has following benefits： the equipment is cheaper, it uses smaller specimens, faster conditioning, easier availability for quality control, easier to manage, etc. However some concerns have been raised： some consider that the size of the aggregate may affect the test＇s results; the other concern is that such small beams cannot represent the whole properties of the asphalt pavement. To address these criticisms, imaging techniques, statistical analysis, and viscoelastic modeling are used. Asphalt thin beams prepared with three different nominal maximum aggregate size （NMAS） （12.5mm, 9.5 mm, and 4.75 mm） were tested at three different temperatures （-18℃, -24℃, and -30℃）. Based on results from statistical analyses and viscoelasticity, the ratio of asphalt binders and voids and stiffness differences among the three NMAS specimens are not significant, meaning that the impact of asphalt thin beams prepared with the three NMAS on the prediction of thermal cracking is minimal and can be neglected.

Pumpability of Manufactured Sand Self-compacting Concrete

By the addition of superplasticizer and air entraining agent,manufactured sand selfcompacting concrete(MS SCC)with slump flow varying from 500 to 700 mm and air content varying from 2.0%to 9.0%were prepared and the pumpability of MS SCC was studied by a sliding pipe rheometer(Sliper).According to the Kaplan’s model,the initial pump pressure and the pump resistance of MS SCC were obtained.Meanwhile,rheological properties including the yield stress and the plastic viscosity of MS SCC were measured by a rheometer.The experimental results show that the increase of slump flow contributes to a higher pumpability and a proper air content,i e,6%is beneficial for the pumpability of MS SCC.Due to the existence of stone powder and stronger angularity of MS,the initial pump pressure of MS SCC is only about 60%-88%that of river sand(RS)SCC with the same slump flow and air content,indicating that MS SCC possesses a higher pumpability than RS SCC.

基于DSR的改性沥青及混合料动态黏弹性能

为了在相似加载条件下比较改性沥青及混合料的动态黏弹性能,选择4种不同特点的改性沥青,成型了混合料小梁试件.应用动态剪切流变仪(DSR)分别进行了不同温度下的频率扫描试验,根据时间-温度等效原理构建了改性沥青及混合料的流变主曲线,对主曲线形态和流变模型拟合结果进行了对比分析.研究表明:改性沥青及混合料的复数剪切模量主曲线形态相似,采用改进型CAM模型进行拟合的效果很好,相关系数在0.996以上;平衡复数剪切模量G*e可用来区分不同类型改性沥青及其混合料的高温性能;高强改性沥青的高温抗车辙性能明显优于其他改性沥青,但软化点和60℃动力黏度不适用于评价高强改性沥青.改性沥青的动态力学响应能够反映其混合料的黏弹性能.

RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE/POLYAMIDE-66 BLENDS

Blends of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) containing trace amounts of branching and/or cross-linking in chain and Polyamide-66 (PA-66) have been prepared by melt blending. The rheological behavior of PPS/PA-66 blends has been studied by means of capillary rheometer, and compared with PPS. The effects of shear rate, shear stress and temperature on the how of PPS/PA-66 blends and PPS are discussed. The non-Newtonian indexes and the activation energies of viscous how are obtained. The results show that the apparent viscosity of PPS/PA-66 blends is not sensitive to shear rate and stress, but decreases with the elevation of temperature. On the contrary, the apparent viscosity of the PPS decreases obviously with the increasing of shear rate and shear stress, but it is increased by the elevation of temperature.

Road Performances of Mesoporous Nano-silica Modified Asphalt Binders

The objective of this paper was to find new modifier to improve the aging resistance and low temperature cracking resistance of asphalt. To investigate the aging resistance of modified asphalt binders, mesoporous nano-silica（doping Ti^（4＋）） was used as a asphalt modifier. Some physical properties including penetration, ductility, and softening point of asphalt were analyzed with RTFO（Rotating thin film oven） aging and ultraviolet aging. Moreover, the performances of high and low temperature of modified asphalt binders with pressure aging were tested by dynamic shear rheometer（DSR） test and bending beam rheometer（BBR） test. These results showed that the penetration decreased, low temperature ductility, and softening point increased when adding mesoporous nano-silica to base asphalt. After ultraviolet radiation aging, the penetration loss and ductility loss of modified asphalt decreased than that of original asphalt, the increase of softening point was also significantly reduced than that of base asphalt. Furthermore, The test results of DSR and BBR showed that the G＊sinδ and creep modulus‘s＇ of pressure aged asphalt decreased, but the creep rate ‘m＇ increased. It can be concluded that the aging resistance and cracking resistance of modified asphalt are improved by adding mesoporous nano-silica, especially the doping of Ti^（4＋） could improve the aging resistance obviously.

RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES ON REACTION INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS WITH A SLIT MEASURING SYSTEM

A non-reacting system and a reacting system are run with an on-line slit rheometer devel-oped by the authors.It is found that the polyurethane-urea system behaves slightly elastic and theZaremba-Fromm-Dewitt model may be employed to describe its rheological behaviors.After the geltime,the inside pressure of the testing materials varies dramatically.Reports in this respect have notbeen found in literature,as yet its mechanism warrants further studies.

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HOLE PRESSURES FOR POLYMER MELTS

A slit die apparatus is used to measure hole pressures for two polymer melts.Hole pressures up to 110kPa are determined and shear rates reach 200 s-1.Viscosity data obtained from the same apparatus agreewell with the values obtained from a cone-and-plate rheometer or a capillary rheometer.The hole pressuresobtained by direct measurements are all positive and increase with increasing shear stress.The values of the firstnormal stress difference obtained from hole pressures according to the Higashitani-Pritchard（HP）theory are ofthe right order of magnitude,but appear to be on the low side when compared with values obtained from a cone-and-plate rheometer or with values obtained via exit pressures.It is believed that the hole pressure is a measureof fluid elasticity,but cannot yield accurate values of the first normal stress difference according to the HP theory.

Relation between the Rheology Characteristic and Initial Hydration Structure of Portiand Cement

Based on the rheology characteristic and the resistivity variation under alternating electric-field of Portland cement hydration by means of AR2000 advanced rheometer and non-contacting electrical resistivity device, the influence of cement kinds and the chemical admixtures on the initial rheology characteristic and structure forming and developing of cement hydration was studied. The relationship between the rheology characteristic, the initial hydration structure forming and the hydration process at very early ages was analyzed by macro properties and microstructure tests. The results showed that, the storage modulus, acted as S, could be described more subtle distinction accompanying with hydration of fresh paste model at very early period. Combining the resistivity alterations, a sudden change on structure forming emerged when the hydration of cement becoming inducing age. The rheology characteristic was interrelated to the hydration structure forming, development and the physical mechanics properties. The sudden change on storage modulus moved up due to the addition of retarder, but the structure forming and developing was retarded to a certain extent.

Experiments and analysis for rheological properties of MRF

The work principle of flat-plate structure under shearing mode is expounded based on a vertical type rheometer for MRF which combined data acquisition with treatment and result display.The formula to calculate shearing stress is deduced.Based on different recipe for MRF,experiments under different working gap length were done by altering the intensity of magnetic field.The rheological model for MRF was established and the relationships between shearing stress,viscosity and magnetic field intensity were deduced.Experiments indicate that MRF has the flowing characters:with an increase of the magnetic induction and the nominal shear rate,the shear stress of MRF increases.However,as the working gap decreases,the shear stress increases.MRF has shear thinning property under magnetic field.

Estimation of Rheological Properties of RAP Binder

The low-temperature rheological properties of binders in the recycled asphalt pavement （RAP） material without the damaging effects of solvent extractions were analyzed. The developed procedure is based on testing of bitumen-RAP mortars produced by mixing the fresh （virgin） binder with RAP material smaller than # 8 sieve. Different mortars were prepared, containing RAP material passing the #8 sieve and 15% by weight of fresh binder. Low temperature properties of these mortars were investigated by using the bending beam rheometer （BBR） test procedure that is specially modified for testing of the RAP mortars. The modification involved the development of a new kind of mold and different testing parameters. The RAP material used in the experimental study were both extracted from real reclaimed pavement and prepared in the laboratory, by aging binder through repeated PAV cycles. The results indicate the new procedure can capture the effect of aged properties of bitumen in the RAP and can be used to estimate the PG low temperature grade of the blended binder. Although data is limited in size, the modification of the BBR appears to be simple and provide repeatable data.

Comparison of the rheological properties of four root canal sealers

The flowability of a root canal sealer is clinically important because it improves the penetration of the sealer into the complex root canal system. The purpose of this study was to compare the flowabilities of four root canal sealers, measured using the simple press method （ISO 6876）, and their viscosities, measured using a strain-controlled rheometer. A newly developed, calcium phosphate-based root canal sealer （Capseal） and three commercial root canal sealers （AH Plus, Sealapex and Pulp Canal Sealer EWT） were used in this study. The flowabilities of the four root canal sealers were measured using the simple press method （n= 5） and their viscosities were measured using a strain-controlled rheometer （n=5）. The correlation between these two values was statistically analysed using Spearman＇s correlation test. The flow diameters and the viscosities of the root canal sealers were strongly negatively correlated （p= -0.8618）. The viscosity of Pulp Canal Sealer EWT was the lowest and increased in the following order： AH Plus〈Sealapex〈Capseal （P〈0.05）. All of the tested root canal sealers showed characteristic time- and temperature-dependent changes in their rheological properties. The viscosities measured using the strain-controlled rheometer were more precise than the flowabilities measured using the simple press method, suggesting that the rheometer can accurately measure the rheological properties of root canal sealers.

A Novel Method for Evaluating Fatigue Properties of Bonding Layers Used in Bridge Deck Pavement

A new method was used to evaluate the fatigue properties of the bonding layer used in the bridge deck pavement. The shear fatigue test of three bonding layers was conducted on a dynamic shear rheometer（DSR）. The fatigue formulas were gained for these layers. The experimental results indicate that, at the same torque level or at the same frequency, neoprene latex asphalt bonding layer exhibits excellent fatigue performance when compared to other two bonding layers.

Analysis of Chemical Modification Mechanism and Rheological Properties of Polyphosphoric Acid Modified Asphalt

In order to study the chemical modification mechanism and rheological properties of polyphosphoric acid (PPA)-modified asphalt,asphalt modified with different PPA contents were characterized by four-component test,atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).In the test,changes in asphalt chemical composition and colloidal structure were analyzed for different PPA contents,and infrared spectra were fitted with a Gaussian function.The reaction mechanism of PPA and matrix asphalt was also discussed.Based on dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) test and bending beam rheometer (BBR) test,rheological index G~*/sinδ and S/m were used to evaluate the modification effect of PPA on asphalt.The results show that,with an increase in PPA content,both large and small honeycomb structures increased in the three-dimensional topography seen in the atomic force microscope (AFM).In a certain space range,some of the micelles in the asphalt are connected each other to form interlocking skeleton structures,and locally form dense spatial network structures.The added PPA does not chemically react with the functional groups in the functional-group area of the infrared spectra (3 100-2 750 cm^(-1),1 800-1 330 cm^(-1)),and the structure is very stable.However,there is an obvious new absorption peak below 1 330 cm^(-1) in the fingerprint area,that is,the chemical reaction between PPA and the matrix asphalt generates a new compound,inorganic phosphate.Infrared spectra of PPA-modified asphalt with different contents were fitted by a Gaussian function,which makes up for the limitation that the absorption intensity information of each superimposed functional group cannot be obtained directly from the original infrared spectra.Results of this qualitative analysis were further verified by quantitative analysis.The addition of PPA can effectively improve the high and low-temperature performance of asphalt,and the lower the temperature is in the negative temperature zone,the more obvious the improvement is.When PPA content is more than 1%,the improvement of asphalt low-temperature performance is not obvious.