Weissenberg effect in Newtonian liquids

B. Z. Bobrovsky*, D. J. Shlien, A. Brosh, G. Kleinstein

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Abstract

A Newtonian liquid was observed to climb up a rotating shaft whose tip was initially just in contact with the liquid surface. This phenomenon occurred when the rotation speed was increased above a certain threshold. An energy transfer mechanism is suggested as a possible explanation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)781
Number of pages1
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979

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