This unit studies the behavior of fluids when subjected to different force fields (gravity, pressure, etc.). Rheology is defined as the science of deformation and flow of materials. The main topics in the unit are as follows: mass balance, momentum and kinetic energy; strain and shear rate; laminar and turbulent flows; and the difference between Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids.

At the seminar classes, students will acquire the necessary skills to solve the problems discussed during the lectures. During the lab practice students obtain laboratory skills while working with the most used rheological instruments in the industry. Some of the simple types of fluid flows are studied in practice.

You will learn why, when it rains, sound reaches us faster, why when you hit the surface of the water hard, it feels like a solid body, and many other intriguing phenomena.