Non-Newtonian Fluids

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 Non-Newtonian Flow
Goals
• Describe key differences between a Newtonian and non-
Newtonian fluid

• Identify examples of Bingham plastics (BP) and power law

(PL) fluids

• Write basic equations describing shear stress and

velocities of non-Newtonian fluids

• Calculate frictional losses in a non-Newtonian flow system

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 Non-Newtonian Fluids
Newtonian Fluid
du z
 rz   
dr
Non-Newtonian Fluid
du z
 rz  
dr
η is the apparent viscosity and is not constant for
non-Newtonian fluids.

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 η - Apparent Viscosity
The shear rate dependence of η categorizes
non-Newtonian fluids into several types.
Power Law Fluids:
 Pseudoplastic – η (viscosity) decreases as shear rate
increases (shear rate thinning)
 Dilatant – η (viscosity) increases as shear rate increases
(shear rate thickening)

Bingham Plastics:
 η depends on a critical shear stress (0) and then
becomes constant

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 Non-Newtonian Fluids
Bingham Plastic: sludge, paint, blood, ketchup

Pseudoplastic: latex, paper pulp, clay solns.

Newtonian

Dilatant: quicksand

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 Modeling Power Law Fluids
Oswald - de Waele

 du z 
n
  du z    du z 
n 1

 rz  K     K     
 dr    dr    dr 

where:
K = flow consistency index
n = flow behavior index  eff

Note: Most non-Newtonian fluids are pseudoplastic n<1.

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 Modeling Bingham Plastics

du z
 rz   0 0 Rigid
dr

du z
 rz   0  rz      0
dr

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 Frictional Losses
Non-Newtonian Fluids

Recall:
2
LV
hf  4 f
D 2

Applies to any type of fluid under any flow conditions

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 Laminar Flow

Mechanical Energy Balance

p  V 2
  g  z  h f  Wˆ
 2
0 0 0

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 MEB (contd)

Combining:

1  D  2  p 
f    2   
4  L V   

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 Momentum Balance
m  2V2  1V1   p1S1  p2 S 2  Fw  Fg
0
0

2 rL rz   r  p 
2

L
 p  2  rz
r

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 Power Law Fluid
n
 du z 
 rz  K   
 dr 
1n
du z  1 p  1 n
    r
dr  2 KL 
Boundary Condition
rR uz  0
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 Velocity Profile of Power Law Fluid
Circular Conduit

Upon Integration and Applying BC

1n
 1 p   n   
n 1 n 1
uz       R n
r n

 2 KL   n  1   

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 Power Law (contd)
Need bulk average velocity

1 1
V   u dS  2  2 ru z  dr
S S R
1n n 1
 1 p   n 
V      R n

 2 K L   3n  1 

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Power Law Results (Laminar Flow)
n
n2  3n  1  n
2   LK V
p    n 
n 1
D
↑ Hagen-Poiseuille (laminar Flow) for Power Law Fluid ↑
Recall

1  D  2  p
f     2 
4  L  V  
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 Power Law Fluid Behavior
Power Law Reynolds Number and Kinetic Energy Correction

n2n n
3 n  n  V D 
RePL 2  
 3n  1  K

Re PL ,critical  2100
4n  25n  3
33n  1
2

3(3n  1) 2

(2n  1)(5n  3)
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 Laminar Flow Friction Factor
Power Law Fluid
n
 3n  1 
n 1
2   K
 n 
f 
V 2 n D n 

16
f 
RePL

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 Turbulent Flow Friction Factor
Power Law Fluid (Smooth Pipe)

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 Power Law Fluid Example
A coal slurry is to be transported by horizontal pipeline. It has been
determined that the slurry may be described by the power law model
with a flow index of 0.4, an apparent viscosity of 50 cP at a shear rate
of 100 /s, and a density of 90 lb/ft3. What horsepower would be
required to pump the slurry at a rate of 900 GPM through an 8 in.
Schedule 40 pipe that is 50 miles long ?

P = 1atm P = 1atm

L = 50 miles

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 n
 V   V 
 rz  K     eff  
 r   r 

1 0.4
 100  kg
K  50cP   0.792
 s  m s1.6

3
~
 900 gal   1 ft   1 min   1   m  m
V            
2  
 
  1 .759
 min   7.48 gal   60 s   0.3474 ft   3.281 ft  s

1.6
 0.4  kg  m 
0.4  0.202 m  1442 1.759  
3 
 0 .4   m  s 
RE N  230.4      7273
 3  ( 0. 4)  1   kg 
 0.792 1.6 
 m s 

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 Friction Factor (Power Law Fluid)

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 P V 2 gZ
Wp     hf
 2 gc gc

2
 L V
Wp  h f  4 f  
 D 2

f  0.0048 Fig 5.11

2
 m
1.760 
 80460m   s m2
W p  h f  40.0048   11,845 2
 0.202m  2 s

m kg  kg
  

m  1.759  0.0323 m 2  1442 3   81.9
s  m  s

kg  m2 
81.9 11,845 2 
s  s 
Power   970.1 kW  1300 Hp
1000

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Bingham Plastics
Bingham plastics exhibit
Newtonian behavior after
the shear stress exceeds
o. For flow in circular
conduits Bingham
plastics behave in an
interesting fashion.

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 Bingham Plastics
Unsheared Core
0
r  rc u z  uc  R  rc 2

2   rc
Sheared Annular Region

r  rc uz 
R  r   rz 
1
r


 2  
R
0
  

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 Laminar Bingham Plastic Flow
16  He He 4 
f  1   3 7
(Non-linear)
Re BP  6 Re BP 3 f Re BP  
2
D  0
He  2
Hedstrom Number

DV
Re BP 


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 Turbulent Bingham Plastic Flow
a 0.193
f  10 Re BP

a  1.378 1  0.146e  2.9 x10 5 He


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 Drilling Rig Fundamentals

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 Bingham Plastic Example
Drilling mud has to be pumped down into an oil well that is 8000 ft
deep. The mud is to be pumped at a rate of 50 GPM to the bottom of
the well and back to the surface through a pipe having an effective
diameter of 4 in. The pressure at the bottom of the well is 4500 psi.
What pump head is required to pump the mud to the bottom of the drill
string ? The drilling mud has the properties of a Bingham plastic with a
yield stress of 100 dyn/cm2, a limiting (plastic) viscosity of 35 cP, and a
density of 1.2 g/cm3.
P = 14.7 psi

L = 8000 ft

P = 4500 psi

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 4
D ft  0.3333 ft Area  0.0873 ft 2
12

gal  min   ft 3   1  ft
V  50          1.276
2 
min  60 s   7.48 gal   0.0873 ft  s

lbm lb
  1.2  62.4 3
 74.88 m3
ft ft

 lb 
 6.7197 10  4 m 
ft s  lb
  35 cP    0.0235 m
 cP  ft s
 
 

 ft   lb 
0.3333 ft  1.276    74.88 m 
 s  ft 3 
N RE   1355
lbm
0.0235
ft s

dyn g
 o  100 2
 100 2
cm s cm

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 2
  2.54 cm    g   100 g 
 4in     1.2 3    2 
 in    cm   s cm 
N HE  2
 1.01105
 g 
 0.35 
 cms 

f  0.14

P V 2 gZ
Wp     hf
 2 gc gc

lb f  144 in 2   2 
4500  14.7  2  2    ft  
 1. 276 
in  ft  ft lb f 4  0.14  8000 ft    s 
Wp   8000   
lbm lb 0 . 3333 ft   32 . 2 ft lbm 
74.88 3 m
2   
ft   lb s 2 
  f 

ft lb f
Wp  8626  8000  339  965
lbm

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 16  He He 4 
f  1   3 7
 0.14
Re BP  6 Re BP 3 f Re BP  

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