Merrington effect
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Merrington effect
(′mer·iŋ·tən i′fekt)
(fluid mechanics) The pronounced expansion of a non-Newtonian fluid when it emerges from a nozzle so that the diameter of the emerging stream can be several times the nozzle diameter.
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