Webinar: Understand Shearing in Complex Fluids

Invisible Forces, Significant Impact: Understand Shearing in Complex Fluids

Shear-sensitive fluids present a particular challenge in practice: Even minimal mechanical stress can be enough to alter their structure. Viscosity, stability or functionality can change significantly – and in some cases irreversibly – as a result of shear. In many applications, this is precisely what is undesirable. At the same time, however, shear is unavoidable, as every pump inevitably exerts mechanical stress on the fluid.

As a global specialist in the handling of complex media, NETZSCH Pumps & Systems is fully aware of these challenges. Complex fluids require a deep understanding of their properties as well as the interactions between the medium and the pumping technology. The aim is therefore to reduce the shear stress introduced to a minimum and to handle the fluid as gently as possible. In the Star Pump Alliance webinar, Mikael Tekneyan, Team Leader Development Digital Products, will show you how modern simulation methods help to achieve precisely this goal. You will learn how shear rate distributions within pumps can be calculated and evaluated and why these insights are crucial for selecting the right technology.

Using practical examples, you will see how simulation and application expertise are combined to find the best possible solution for demanding, shear-sensitive media.

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