This document discusses different types of fluids and their rheological properties. Newtonian fluids have a linear relationship between shear stress and shear rate, whereas non-Newtonian fluids have a non-linear relationship that can be modeled using an apparent viscosity that depends on shear rate. Common examples of non-Newtonian fluids are Bingham plastics, which have a yield stress, as well as dilatant and pseudoplastic fluids, where the apparent viscosity increases or decreases with increasing shear rate, respectively.
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