A polymer solution behaves as a Maxwell fluid with plateau shear modulus and…

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Bending, Ringing, Breaking and Flowing, Ch Non-Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids

Problem

A polymer solution behaves as a Maxwell fluid with plateau shear modulus G=12 kPaG = 12\,\mathrm{kPa} and relaxation time τM=0.1 s\tau_M = 0.1\,\mathrm{s}. Find the storage modulus G′G' and loss modulus G′′G'' at an oscillation frequency ω=5 rad s−1\omega = 5\,\mathrm{rad\,s^{-1}}.

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