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WE have found an instance of rheopectic flow induced by shear in a rotational viscometer. The material exhibiting this rare type of non-Newtonian flow behaviour was a viscous suspension prepared by mixing kaolin clay, precipitated calcium carbonate, oxidized starch, a styrene–butadiene latex, sodium pyrophosphate and water. The total solids of the suspension amounted to 65 per cent.
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YANNAS, J., GONZALEZ, R. A Clear Instance of Rheopectic Flow. Nature 191, 1384–1385 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1911384a0
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