Apparent Viscosity - Bingham Plastic Fluid.

Apparent Viscosity - Bingham Plastic Fluid.

The apparent viscosity for a bingham plastic non-Newtonian fluid is calculated based on the shear rate, shear stress, coeff of rigidity and yield stress data.     
 
The equation for apparent viscosity is:
 
apparent viscosity = yield stress / (shear rate + coeff or rigidity).

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