Plastic Viscosity (plastic + viscosity)

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Selected Abstracts


FLOW PROPERTIES AND TUBE FRICTION FACTOR OF MILK CREAM: INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE AND FAT CONTENT

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING, Issue 5 2010
RODRIGO DIAZ FLAUZINO
ABSTRACT The rheological behavior of milk cream was studied for different fat contents (0.10 to 0.31) and for a wide temperature range (2 and 87C) using a rotational rheometer. Newtonian behavior was observed, except for fat content between 0.20 and 0.31 and temperature between 2 and 33C, where viscoplastic behavior was remarkable. The rheological parameters (Newtonian viscosity, plastic viscosity and yield stress) and density were well correlated to temperature and fat content. Tube friction factor during flow of cream was experimentally obtained at various flow rates, temperatures and tube diameters (86 , Re , 2.3 × 104, 38 , ReB , 8.8 × 103, 1.1 × 103 , He , 6.7 × 103). The proposed correlations for density and rheological parameters were applied for the prediction of friction factor for laminar and turbulent flow of cream using well-known equations for Newtonian and viscoplastic flow. The good agreement between experimental and predicted values confirms the reliability of the proposed correlations for describing the flow behavior of cream. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS This paper presents correlations for the calculation of density and rheological parameters (Newtonian viscosity, Bingham plastic viscosity and yield stress) of milk cream as functions of temperature (2,87C) and fat content (0.10,0.31). Because of the large temperature range, the proposed correlations are useful for process design and optimization in dairy processing. An example of practical application is presented in the text, where the correlations were applied for the prediction of friction factor for laminar and turbulent tube flow of cream using well-known equations for Newtonian and viscoplastic flow, which are summarized in the text. The comparison with experimental data obtained at various flow rates, temperatures and tube diameters showed a good agreement, which confirms the reliability of the proposed correlations. [source]


GRINDING SPRAY-DRIED MILK POWDER NEAR the GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING, Issue 2 2003
GREGORY R. ZIEGLER
ABSTRACT The fine grinding of chocolate is typically accomplished on five-roll mills. Chocolate manufacturers consider milk powder, a component of milk chocolate, difficult to grind. Spray-dried milk powders comprise a glassy lactose matrix in which fat globules, air vacuoles and protein are entrapped. the glassy-rubbery transition in commercial milk powders usually lies between 60,70C, depending on the moisture content. A mixture of 60% wt/wt commercial whole milk powder, Tg, 60C, and 40% wt/wt cocoa butter was ground in a three-roll refiner at temperatures of 40, 50, 60, 70 and 75C. Below Tg the particles exhibited brittle fracture, while above Tg plastic deformation was evident and particles became highly asymmetric. the amount of fat liberated from the lactose matrix, so-called free fat, particle density, and mean particle size increased with grinding temperature. However, the Casson yield value and plastic viscosity of finished "white chocolate" coatings, manufactured to a constant free fat content, increased with grinding temperature, suggesting an influence of particle shape on flow behavior. [source]


INTERNATIONAL INTER-LABORATORY TRIALS TO DETERMINE THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE MEASUREMENT OF CHOCOLATE VISCOSITY

JOURNAL OF TEXTURE STUDIES, Issue 5 2000
J.-M. AESCHLIMANN
The working group of the International Office of Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery (IOCCC) performed a sequence of five ring tests to improve the agreement of the standard method for measuring viscosity of chocolate between laboratories. Reporting shear stress measurements instead of using the Casson equation improved the agreement, as did standardising the method of cleaning the concentric cylinder and calibrating the viscometers. In the revised method, the standard deviation for shear stress measurement at shear rates greater than 5 s,1 from 23 laboratories was less than 8%. However, the Casson yield values had a seven-fold range and the Casson plastic viscosity a two-fold range, which was unacceptably high. A new method (IOCCC 2000) has been published as a result of this work and is available from CAOBISCO in Bruxelles, Belgium. [source]