Oxford University Press
1995

Published by Oxford University Press. Inc.,
200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016

Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fuller. Gerald G.
Optical Rheometry of Complex Fluids/Gerald G. Fuller,
p. cm. (Topics in chemical engineering)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Fluid dynamic measurements. 2. Rheology. I. Title.
II. Series: Topics in chemical engineering (Oxford University Press)
TA357.5.M43F85 1995 620.1 ?064 ?0287 dc20 94-44678

987654321

This book is dedicated to my family: Darci, Adam, Leslie and Chloe.

Acknowledgments

It is a pleasure to thank the fine graduate students with whom I have had the pleasure of working at Stanford University. I am particularly grateful to Jeff Zawada, who granted permission to use Figure 10.1; Jan Van Egmond and Ellee Meyer, who provided Figure 10.4; Lynden Archer, for putting together the figures used in Case Study 3; and Kelly Huang for providing the data used in Case Study 4.

I have also benefited from many collaborations that have influenced the content of this book. In this respect, I must acknowledge the contributions of the late Dale Pearson who not only...