Impact-Activated Solidification of Cornstarch and Water Suspensions

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Waitukaitis, Scott R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Fluids.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

This thesis approaches impact resistance in dense suspensions from a new perspective. The most well-known example of dense suspensions, a mixture of cornstarch and water, provides enough impact resistance to allow a person to run across its surface. In the past, this phenomenon had been linked to &q...