Shear thickening fluids and their applications

Non-Newtonian fluid gating membranes with acoustically responsive and self-protective gas transport control

“…These operations are complicated and slow and often difficult to block the gas in time under the condition of an instantaneous pressure increase. Based on the excellent energy dissipation and energy absorption properties of shear thickening fluids, 30,54,55 we also utilized NFGMs to realize the automatic shutdown protection function in the case of rapid pressurization. As shown in Fig.…”

Construction of nano-silica particle clusters and their effects on the shear thickening properties of liquids

“…STF is usually referred to as a dense colloidal suspension formed by one or more particles dispersed in a solvent, consisting of a dispersed phase and a dispersing medium. 15 At present, it is generally believed that the 'particle cluster' theory [16][17][18] is more reasonable to explain the non-Newtonian fluid behavior of STF. When the shear rate is low, the disturbed dispersion system can quickly return to the initial state due to the Brownian motion between particles and intermolecular interaction, and the viscosity will not change obviously in consequence.…”

Novel shear thickening gel/high‐performance fiber reinforced flexible composites: Multi‐velocity impact and functional properties

“…It goes through a repairable phase shift and recovers to a liquid whenever the impact vanishes. [1][2][3][4] Studies have found that the inter-yarn friction is intensified during the preparation of STF/high-performance fiber flexible materials as STF is primarily diffused in the holes between the fabrics [5][6][7] and exhibits excellent energy absorption performance in multi-velocity impact. [8][9][10] However, the low stability caused by the weak STF and fiber interaction substantially impedes development.…”