The viscosity of dilute solutions of hard-sphere macromolecules |
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| Authors: | WA McElhannon E McLaughlin |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemical Engineering , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The Thorne-Enskog theory for the viscosity of dense hard-sphere mixtures is analysed for a dilute suspension of macromolecules. The resulting equation, analogous to the Einstein viscosity equation, shows a dependance of intrinsic viscosity on molecular size which is in accord with observed experimental findings. |
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