Shear Thickening Fluid and Its Application in Impact Protection: A Review

Shear Thickening Fluid and Its Application in Impact Protection: A Review

Shear thickening fluid (STF) is a dense colloidal suspension of nanoparticles in a carrier fluid in which the viscosity increases dramatically with a rise in shear rate. Due to the excellent energy absorption and energy dissipation of STF, there is a desire to employ STFs in a variety of impact appl...

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Main Authors: Haiqing Liu, Kunkun Fu, Xiaoyu Cui, Huixin Zhu, Bin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
shear thickening fluids
soft body armors
dampers
shock absorbers
multi-function
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/10/2238

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