{"id":4850,"date":"2015-02-10T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2019-09-24T11:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:17:00","slug":"4-types-of-liquid-and-how-viscosity-changes-when-mixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/4-types-of-liquid-and-how-viscosity-changes-when-mixed\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Types of Liquid and How Viscosity Changes When Mixed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liquids display unique characteristics when force is applied via <a title=\"Lab Mixers and Blenders\" href=\"\/c\/mixers-and-blenders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mixers<\/a>. Four of the most common types of liquid behavior and their response to mixing are:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4851\" style=\"width: 123px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Product\/Cole_Parmer_Digital_Reversing_Mixer_System\/EW-50004-10?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4851\" class=\"wp-image-4851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cole-parmer-digital-reversing-mixer-syste.gif\" alt=\"Cole-Parmer\u00ae Digital Reversing Mixer System\" width=\"113\" height=\"205\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cole-Parmer\u00ae Digital Reversing Mixer System<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Dilatant liquids <\/strong>(slurries, clay, and candy compounds): viscosity increases as shear rate increases. Mixers can bog down and stall after initially mixing such liquids.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Newtonian liquids <\/strong>(water, mineral oils, and hydrocarbons)<strong>\u2014<\/strong>viscosity remains constant regardless of shear rate or agitation. As the mixer speed increases, flow increases proportionately.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pseudoplastic Liquids <\/strong>(gels, latex paints, and lotions)<strong>\u2014<\/strong>viscosity decreases as shear rate increases, but initial viscosity may be sufficiently great to prevent mixing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thixotropic Liquids<\/strong> (soaps, tars, shortening, glue, inks, and peanut butter<strong>)\u2014<\/strong>as with pseudoplastic liquids, viscosity decreases as shear rate or agitation increases. When agitation is stopped or reduced, hysteresis occurs and viscosity increases. Often the viscosity will not return to its initial value.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>See <a title=\"Buy Lab Mixers and Blenders from Cole-Parmer\" href=\"\/c\/mixers-and-blenders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mixers<\/a><em> that are right for your application.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liquids display unique characteristics when force is applied via mixers. 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