Rheology Flashcards
define texture
response of tactile senses to physical stimuli that result from contact between some part of the body and the food
what is the tactile sense?
touch
what is kinesthesics
sense of movement and position
senses used to evaluate the texture
touch
kinethesis
sight
sound
define rheology
science of dealing with deformation and flow of materials
-properties that govern a material stress/strain relationship
difference between rheology and texture
Texture is subjective
rheo is measurable, well-defined geometry and sample shape, instrument independent (mechanical properties)
why is rheo important
Design, operation, and optimization of processes (pumping, mixing, spraying, emulsifying, filling)
behaviour of packaging material under load
consumer perception of consistency or texture of foods (flow, gel strength, crunchiness, tenderness)
Rheology in food context
designing machines
determining ingredient functionality
quality control
shelf life testing
investigation of sensory attributes
what is a food rheological affected by
temperature
material history
composition
microstructure
sources of force
processing plant: pump, agitator, milling
storage: weight of product stacked above gravity
applied by the consumer: breaking, chewing
lab instruments: viscometers, TPA
types of rheological tests
compression
tension
shearing
what is compression
applied stress is directed towards the material
describe tension
applied stress is directed away from the material
describe shear
applied stress is tangential
-cutting/sliding
stress equation
force/area
strain equation
change in dimension/ original dimension
when will deformation occur
when the stress applied is higehr than the force keeping it intact
what happens to the volume during compression
nothing, it stays the same for solid material
why doesn’t the volume change
the height decreases but diameter increases
what is barrelling
when a sample being compressed begins to bulge into a barrel-shape
how can barreling be avoided?
applying oil
Why is barreling unwanted
the area is used to calculate the force, barreling changes the area
3 sections of a deformation curve
linear elastic
elastic buckling
densification
what is Ff
force at fracture
what is Ff important for
understanding how a material behaves
-important to consider when stacking/transporting
describe the shape of a deformation curve
lightning bolt
Another name for the slope of the line on the deformation curve
modulus of elasticity
describe the shape of the first linear elastic part of the curve
linear
where is the limit of elasticity
the end of the linear elastic section
what is the limit of elasticity?
the point at which if stress is removed then no permanent deformation will occur
what is the fracture point of a material dependent on
composition
physical and chemical interactions taking place within the material
what happens in the elastic buckling phase of the curve
deformation is occuring
what happens during densification
the material becomes condensed
greek symbol for stress
tau
greek symbol for strain
gamma
equation to work out stress from strain
tau = E(gamma) * gamma
what is the effect of force on a solid
deform elastically unless too high in which case it breaks
key parameters for solid deformation
amount of deformation for given applied force
maximum force while still being elastic
maximum force that will cause breakage
effect force has on liquid
deform irreversibly
key parameter for force on a liquid
relationship between the rate of deformation and applied force
example of semi-solid material
cheese
a semi-solid material will have both liquid and solid properties depending on…
the magnitude of force applied
time-frame observation
what is time-frame observation
observing what is happenign at single time points (snapshots)
Type of stress used to test in material science
tension
type of stress used to test in food science
compression