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Walters, Kenneth was born on September 14, 1934 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. Son of Trevor Walters and Lilian (Price) Gullis.
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Rheology is, by common consent, a difficult subject and some of the theoretical components are often viewed as being of prohibitive complexity by scientists without a strong mathematical background. There are also the difficulties inherent in any multidisciplinary science like rheology for those with a specific training. Therefore, newcomers to the field are sometimes discouraged, and for them the existing texts on the subject - some of which are outstanding - are of limited assistance because of their depth of detail and highly mathematical nature. This book introduces the subject of rheology in terms understandable to non-experts and describes the application of rheological principles to many industrial products and processes. It provides a simple but authoritative guide which shows clearly how mathematics, physics and chemistry have contributed to the development of rheology. The generic features of all liquid-like materials are summarised: viscosity, linear viscoelasticity, normal stresses and extensional viscosity. Particular systems are then discussed; polymeric liquids and suspensions.
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(The science of rheology remains a mystery to most people,...)
The science of rheology remains a mystery to most people, even to some scientists. Some respectable dictionaries have been quite cavalier in their attitude to the science, the small Collins Gem dictionary, for example, being quite happy to inform us that a Rhea is an three-toed South American ostrich, whilst at the same time offering no definition of rheology. This maybe due to the fact that the science is interdisciplinary and does not fit well into any one of the historical disciplines. This book contains an in-depth study of the history of rheology, beginning with the statements of Heraclitus, Confucius and the prophetess Deborah. It also emphasises the distinctive contributions of Newton, Hooke, Boltzmann, Maxwell, Kelvin and others, and culminates in the flourishing activity in the second half of this century. Features of this book: • Is the only book on the subject • Prevents the rediscovery of results already made • Will educate newcomers to the field to the rich heritage in even a relatively recent science like rheology. The book will be invaluable for science and scientific history libraries and will also be of interest to rheologists, and scientists working in the polymer processing, food, lubrication, detergent and similar industries.
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Walters, Kenneth was born on September 14, 1934 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. Son of Trevor Walters and Lilian (Price) Gullis.
Bachelor of Science, Swansea University College, Wales, 1956. Master of Science, Swansea University College, Wales, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Swansea University College, Wales, 1959.
Doctor of Science, Swansea University College, Wales, 1984. Doctorate (honorary), University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, 1998.
Research associate, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1959; assistant professor, San Diego (California) State College, 1960; lecturer, U. College Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed., 1960-1965; senior lecturer, U. College Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed., 1965-1970; reader, U. College Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed., 1970-1973; professor, U. College Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed., since 1973.
(Rheology is, by common consent, a difficult subject and s...)
(Rheology is, by common consent, a difficult subject and s...)
(The science of rheology remains a mystery to most people,...)
Fellow Royal Society, Learned Society Wales (founding fellow 2010). Member United States National Academy Engineering (foreign associate), European Society Rheology (president 1996-2000, Weissenberg award 2002), International Committee on Rheology (chairman 2000-2004).
Married Mary Ross Eccles, July 27, 1963. Children: Jeremy Ross, Jonathan Mark, Josephine Jane.