Electroviscous effects

Electroviscous effects, in chemistry of colloids and surface chemistry, according to an IUPAC definition,^[1] are the effects of the particle surface charge on viscosity of a fluid.

Viscoelectric is an effect by which an electric field near a charged interface influences the structure of the surrounding fluid and affects the viscosity of the fluid.^[2]

Kinematic viscosity of a fluid, η, can be expressed as a function of electric potential gradient (electric field), ${\textstyle {\vec {E}}}$ , by an equation in the form:

$\eta =\eta _{0}\left(1+f\,\lVert {\vec {E}}\rVert ^{2}\right)$

where f is the viscoelectric coefficient of the fluid.

The value of f for water (ambient temperature) has been estimated to be (0.5–1.0) × 10⁻¹⁵ V⁻² m².^[3]

References

^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "electroviscous effects". doi:10.1351/goldbook.E02030
^ Vincent A. Hackley, Chiara F. Ferraris, "The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology", NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NIST, Special Publication 960-3, 2001.
^ Robert J. Hunter and J. V. Leyendekkers, "Viscoelectric coefficient for water", J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1978, 74, 450-455.

[1] IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "electroviscous effects". doi:10.1351/goldbook.E02030

[2] Vincent A. Hackley, Chiara F. Ferraris, "The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology", NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NIST, Special Publication 960-3, 2001.

[3] Robert J. Hunter and J. V. Leyendekkers, "Viscoelectric coefficient for water", J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1978, 74, 450-455.

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