Non-Newtonian fluids exhibit all kinds of odd behaviors, even climbing up a spinning rod! This is known as the Weissenberg effect and is associated with polymers in the fluid.
The Weissenberg Effect
Celebrating the physics of all that flows
Celebrating the physics of all that flows
Non-Newtonian fluids exhibit all kinds of odd behaviors, even climbing up a spinning rod! This is known as the Weissenberg effect and is associated with polymers in the fluid.