International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

An Overview of Non-Newtonian Fluid

1Department of Physics, Raiganj University, Raiganj-733 134, West Bengal, India

2Department of Mathematics, Islampur College, Islampur-733 202, West Bengal, India

*Corresponding author: purna.barman@gmail.com

Online published on 9 January, 2017.

Abstract

A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid with a viscosity that varied under the action of applied stress or forces. It has novel properties that make them potentially useful in many applications in industrial process. Their various types of characteristics have led to much excitement in the field of environment. Non-Newtonian fluids are categorized as numerous types of that due to several behaviors. Several types of behavior under appropriate state of affairs have been presented.

Keywords

Non-Newtonian fluid, stress, strain rate, yield stress, visco-elasticity