Contrainte de cisaillementvignette|Une force est appliquée à la partie supérieure d'un carré, dont la base est bloquée. La déformation en résultant transforme le carré en parallélogramme. Une contrainte de cisaillement τ (lettre grecque « tau ») est une contrainte mécanique appliquée parallèlement à la section transversale d'un élément allongé, par opposition aux contraintes normales qui sont appliquées perpendiculairement à cette surface (donc longitudinalement, c.-à-d. selon l'axe principal de la pièce). C'est le rapport d'une force à une surface.
HemorheologyHemorheology, also spelled haemorheology (from Greek ‘αἷμα, haima 'blood' and rheology, from Greek ῥέω rhéō, 'flow' and -λoγία, -logia 'study of'), or blood rheology, is the study of flow properties of blood and its elements of plasma and cells. Proper tissue perfusion can occur only when blood's rheological properties are within certain levels. Alterations of these properties play significant roles in disease processes. Blood viscosity is determined by plasma viscosity, hematocrit (volume fraction of red blood cell, which constitute 99.
Oil additiveOil additives are chemical compounds that improve the lubricant performance of base oil (or oil "base stock"). The manufacturer of many different oils can utilize the same base stock for each formulation and can choose different additives for each specific application. Additives comprise up to 5% by weight of some oils. Nearly all commercial motor oils contain additives, whether the oils are synthetic or petroleum based. Essentially, only the American Petroleum Institute (API) Service SA motor oils have no additives, and they are therefore incapable of protecting modern engines.
