Influence of Droplet Size on the Rheological Behavior of Emulsions

This study examined emulsions with two different mean droplet diameters under steady and oscillatory shear flow. The oscillatory experiments yielded results consistent with the steady shear experiments. A nearly constant increase in the complex shear modulus with frequency was observed over a wide range of concentration; as a result the difference in the moduli was nearly constant over the frequency range examined.