RHEOLOGICAL METHODS IN
                           FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING
                                           Second Edition
                                James F. Steffe, Ph.D., P.E.
                               Professor of Food Process Engineering
                             Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
                                  Dept. of Agricultural Engineering
                                      Michigan State University
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                                  Copyright  1992, 1996 by James F. Steffe.
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                          Table of Contents
               Preface                                                                                                        ix
               Chapter 1. Introduction to Rheology                                                   1
                1.1. Overview ...................................................................................... 1
                1.2. Rheological Instruments for Fluids .......................................... 2
                1.3. Stress and Strain .......................................................................... 4
                1.4. Solid Behavior ............................................................................. 8
                1.5. Fluid Behavior in Steady Shear Flow ....................................... 13
                  1.5.1. Time-Independent Material Functions ............................ 13
                  1.5.2. Time-Dependent Material Functions ............................... 27
                  1.5.3. Modeling Rheological Behavior of Fluids ....................... 32
                1.6. Yield Stress Phenomena ............................................................. 35
                1.7. Extensional Flow ......................................................................... 39
                1.8. Viscoelastic Material Functions ................................................ 47
                1.9. Attacking Problems in Rheological Testing ............................ 49
                1.10. Interfacial Rheology ................................................................. 53
                1.11. Electrorheology ......................................................................... 55
                1.12. Viscometers for Process Control and Monitoring ................ 57
                1.13. Empirical Measurement Methods for Foods ........................ 63
                1.14. Example Problems .................................................................... 77
                  1.14.1. Carrageenan Gum Solution ............................................. 77
                  1.14.2. Concentrated Corn Starch Solution ................................ 79
                  1.14.3. Milk Chocolate .................................................................. 81
                  1.14.4. Falling Ball Viscometer for Honey ................................. 82
                  1.14.5. Orange Juice Concentrate ................................................ 86
                  1.14.6. Influence of the Yield Stress in Coating Food ............... 91
               Chapter 2. Tube Viscometry                                                                  94
                2.1. Introduction ................................................................................. 94
                2.2. Rabinowitsch-Mooney Equation .............................................. 97
                2.3. Laminar Flow Velocity Profiles ................................................ 103
                2.4. Laminar Flow Criteria ................................................................ 107
                2.5. Data Corrections ......................................................................... 110
                2.6. Yield Stress Evaluation .............................................................. 121
                2.7. Jet Expansion ............................................................................... 121
                2.8. Slit Viscometry ............................................................................ 122
                2.9. Glass Capillary (U-Tube) Viscometers .................................... 125
                2.10. Pipeline Design Calculations .................................................. 128
                2.11. Velocity Profiles In Turbulent Flow ....................................... 138
                2.12. Example Problems .................................................................... 141
                  2.12.1. Conservation of Momentum Equations ........................ 141
                  2.12.2. Capillary Viscometry - Soy Dough ................................ 143
                  2.12.3. Tube Viscometry - 1.5% CMC ......................................... 146
                  2.12.4. Casson Model: Flow Rate Equation ............................... 149
                  2.12.5. Slit Viscometry - Corn Syrup .......................................... 150
                  2.12.6. Friction Losses in Pumping ............................................. 152
                  2.12.7. Turbulent Flow - Newtonian Fluid ................................ 155
                  2.12.8. Turbulent Flow - Power Law Fluid ................................ 156
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               Chapter 3. Rotational Viscometry                                                        158
                3.1. Introduction ................................................................................. 158
                3.2. Concentric Cylinder Viscometry .............................................. 158
                  3.2.1. Derivation of the Basic Equation ...................................... 158
                  3.2.2. Shear Rate Calculations ...................................................... 163
                  3.2.3. Finite Bob in an Infinite Cup ............................................. 168
                3.3. Cone and Plate Viscometry ....................................................... 169
                3.4. Parallel Plate Viscometry (Torsional Flow)  ............................ 172
                3.5. Corrections: Concentric Cylinder ............................................. 174
                3.6. Corrections: Cone and Plate, and Parallel Plate ..................... 182
                3.7. Mixer Viscometry  ....................................................................... 185
                  3.7.1. Mixer Viscometry: Power Law Fluids ............................. 190
                  3.7.2. Mixer Viscometry: Bingham Plastic Fluids ..................... 199
                  3.7.3. Yield Stress Calculation: Vane Method ........................... 200
                  3.7.4. Investigating Rheomalaxis ................................................ 208
                  3.7.5. Defining An Effective Viscosity ........................................ 210
                3.8. Example Problems ...................................................................... 210
                  3.8.1. Bob Speed for a Bingham Plastic Fluid ............................ 210
                  3.8.2. Simple Shear in Power Law Fluids .................................. 212
                  3.8.3. Newtonian Fluid in a Concentric Cylinder ..................... 213
                  3.8.4. Representative (Average) Shear Rate  .............................. 214
                  3.8.5. Concentric Cylinder Viscometer: Power Law Fluid ...... 216
                  3.8.6. Concentric Cylinder Data - Tomato Ketchup ................. 218
                  3.8.7. Infinite Cup - Single Point Test ......................................... 221
                  3.8.8. Infinite Cup Approximation - Power Law Fluid ........... 221
                  3.8.9. Infinite Cup - Salad Dressing ............................................ 223
                  3.8.10. Infinite Cup - Yield Stress Materials .............................. 225
                  3.8.11. Cone and Plate - Speed and Torque Range ................... 226
                  3.8.12. Cone and Plate - Salad Dressing ..................................... 227
                  3.8.13. Parallel Plate - Methylcellulose Solution ....................... 229
                  3.8.14. End Effect Calculation for a Cylindrical Bob ................ 231
                  3.8.15. Bob Angle for a Mooney-Couette Viscometer .............. 233
                  3.8.16. Viscous Heating ................................................................ 235
                  3.8.17. Cavitation in Concentric Cylinder Systems .................. 236
                  3.8.18. Mixer Viscometry .............................................................. 237
                  3.8.19. Vane Method - Sizing the Viscometer ........................... 243
                  3.8.20. Vane Method to Find Yield Stresses .............................. 244
                  3.8.21. Vane Rotation in Yield Stress Calculation  .................... 247
                  3.8.22. Rheomalaxis from Mixer Viscometer Data ................... 250
               Chapter 4. Extensional Flow                                                                  255
                4.1. Introduction ................................................................................. 255
                4.2. Uniaxial Extension ...................................................................... 255
                4.3. Biaxial Extension ......................................................................... 258
                4.4. Flow Through a Converging Die .............................................. 263
                  4.4.1. Cogswell’s Equations ......................................................... 264
                  4.4.2. Gibson’s Equations ............................................................. 268
                  4.4.3. Empirical Method ............................................................... 271
                4.5. Opposing Jets  .............................................................................. 272
                4.6. Spinning ....................................................................................... 274
                4.7. Tubeless Siphon (Fano Flow) .................................................... 276
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