Weissenberg said, “In liquids, confess That large strains sometimes govern the stress.” Remarked Rivlin, “No drivelling! In flows steady, though swivelling, The elastic part must evanesce.” Then along came young Oldroyd, J. G. “Things ...
虽然粘度的科学定义始于牛顿,但“粘滞”和“流畅”的概念自古就有。古人计时用的水钟就是应用粘性流动的一个例子。 水钟,古称“刻漏”,英文称为water-clock 或clepsydra。传说水钟是由黄帝发明的。不过,根据Joseph Needham(李约瑟)“Science and Civilization in China”(《中国科学技术史》)的说法, ...