A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid in which the viscosity changes with the applied strain rate.
This gives rise to several interesting effects. The Barus effect:
The Weissenberg effect:
And my personal favorite, Kaye effect. The video is really well made, and it even demonstrates a steady-state (continuous) version of Kaye effect:
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
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