6 - 9 August 1997,
Reykjavik, Iceland

Nordic Rheology Conference 1997

Scientific programme

  • Food Rheology
  • Polymer Rheology
  • Instrumentation
  • General and Theoretical Rheology
  • Cement Based Suspensions such as Mortar and Concrete
  • Drilling Fluids and Cement Grouts
  • Exhibitors

Invited lectures

Rheology of Particle Suspension
H.A. Barnes, UK
Rheology of Cement Based Particle Suspension
P.F.G. Banfill, UK

Food Rheology

Measurement of Shear Viscosity of Liquids under Pressured Conditions
A. Friis
Dilute and Semi-dilute Aqueous Pectin Solutions
B.U. Nielsen
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis on Glass Transition in Frozen Sucrose and Sucrose/Polymer Solutions
C. Löfgren, M. Stading
Rheological Fingerprinting of Food Products
H. Kragh
Na- and K-Alginate; Effect on Ca2+ - Gelation
K.I. Draget, K. Steinsvag, E. Onsöyen, O. Smidsröd
Rheological Characterisation of Acidified Milk Drinks Stabilised with Pectin
M. Norsker, A. Friis, M.H.H. Sook, B.U. Nielsen
Rheological Properties of Fish Gelatins
M. Guðmundsson
Comparison of Shear and Extensional Viscosity Characteristics of Starch Pastes
N.W.G.Young, P. Muhrbeck
Simultaneous Rheological and Microscopic Characterisation of Starch during Gelation
P. Muhrbech, N.W.G.Young
Controlled Stress Rheometry Compared with Formagraph Measurement for Characterisation of the Enzyme Inducted Gelation of whey Proteins at Various pH
R. Ipsen, J. Otte, E. Schumac
Prediction of the Heat Treatment in Food Processing Machinery
T. Karlson, A. Friis, P. Szabo, O. Hassager

Instrumentation

Yield Point Determination a Critical Discussion of Different Methods
E.M. Kutschmann
New Developments in Rheometry: Measurement Techniques of the Rheolyst series AR 1000 Rheom
G. Saunders
Instrumentation and Measurements Techniques
M. Palm
Industrial Application of Rheology and Rheological Techniques
P. Jansen
DMA and Other Unusual Tecnique in Control Stress Rheometry
M. Larson

Polymer Rheology

Viscoelastic Characterisation of Experimental Metallocene EPDM
A. Malmberg
Industrial Waste Recycling a Study of the Recyclability of Polypropylene Fibres
C. Christiani, C. Klason, R. Shishoo
Rheological Parameters Predicting the Extrusion Coating Performance of LDPE
C. Oveby
Responsive Polymer Gels. Effects of the Chemical and Topological Structure on the Gel Properties
E. Vesterinen, T. Jokela, H. Tenhu
Extensional Viscosity from Haul-off Measurements
P. Asrud
Wall Slip Revisited-Analytical and Computational Approaches for Calculation
D.J. Fleming
From Solvent to Solid - The Rheological Characterization of Polystyrene
Reinhart
The Cross-linking of Unsaturated Polyesters Studied by Rheological Measurements Compared with Low Resolution 1H NMR Measurements
K. Hietalahti, M. Skrifvars, A. Root, F. Sundholm

General and Theoretical Rheology

Rheology of Siloxane stabilised Water-in Silicone Emulsion
A.H.Förster, T.M.Herrington
Creep and Stress-Strain Behaviour of Coating Colours
S. Lohmander, M. Rigdahl
Fibre Flow
Ulf Björkman
Internal Friction in Sea-Ice Deformation Fields Morh's Diagram Revisited for Studying Geophysical Fracture/Deformation Patterns
B. Erlingsson and J.E. Wallevik
Simulation of Viscoelastic Flow Through Constrictions
P. Szabo, J. Hinch, J. Rallison
Constitutive Modelling of Non-local Non-Newtonian Anisotropic Fibre Suspensions
S. Toll
Non-Newtonian Fluid
T.J. Kealy

Cement Based Suspensions such as Mortar and Concrete

Effect of Waste Material as Fines on the Rheology of Fresh Mortar and Concrete
E.L. Sveinsdottir, O. Wallevik
Influence of Change in Mix Design on the Flowability of Fresh Concrete
G. Häselbarth
Parameter Study on the Rheological Characteristics of Fresh Concrete, Measured with the BML Viscometer
G.I. Pelova, J.C.Walraven
Rheology of High Preformance Mortar and Concrete for Severe Enviromental Conditions
G. Gudmundsson, O. Wallevik
Rheological Test Procedure in the Ready-Mixed Concrete Batch Plant
H. Monika, F. Hornung
Rheology of Fresh Concrete Measured with the BML Viscometer
J. Norberg
Thixotropic Behavior of Self Levveling Flooring Grout
J. Davis, O. Wallevik
Parlicle Optimicing
K. Iversen
Mix Design of Very High Strength Concrete by Optimise the Rheology of the Cement Paste
K. Iversen, O. Wallevik
Rheological Measurement on Building Materials - A Comprehensive Research Program
M. Greim
Effect of New Type of Disperging Agents - Based on Steric Hinderence - on Rheology of Fresh Mortars
O. Wallevik
Calculating the Viscosity of Cement Based Particle Suspension by Hattori - Izumi Theory
O. Wallevik
The Effect of Mineral and Chemical Admixtures on Fine Mortar Rheology
P. Billberg, L. Bergström

Drilling Fluids and Cement Grouts

Rheological Design of Polymer Gels for Sealing Fractures

E. Allen, S. Hvidt

Use of Different Industrial Specification in Evaluation of Rheological Properties of Cement Pastes

H. Hodne, S. Wick, R. Jakobsen, A. Saasen

The Rheological Characterisation of Oil Based Drilling Fluids utilising Parallel Plate Geometris

R. Jachnik

Rheological study of an oil well cement slurry before setting

V. Vlachou et al.

Exhibitors

As there is no date for final registration for the Exhibitors and most of the written registrations are still to come, it is difficult stage the final number of exhibitor at this stages. It is estimated that about 15 or more companies will present their products at the conference. Below are some keywords on highly potential exhibitors on the conference:
  • ConTec, (IC)
  • HAAKE, (D)
  • HYSICA, (D)
  • TA Instruments, (UK)
  • Bergman & Beving Lab, (S)
  • Bohlin, (UK)
  • ReoLogica, (S)
  • Schlibinger Geräte, (D)
  • NITEC, (S)
  • Rheometrics Scientific, (UK)
  Previous conferences

NRC 2006, Stockholm
NRC 2005, Tampere
NRC 2004, Reykjavik
NRC 2003, Tórshavn
NRC 2002, Göteborg
NRC 2001, Trondheim
NRC 2000, Helsinki
NRC 1999, Copenhagen
NRC 1998, Lund
NRC 1997, Reykjavik

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