Molecular physics of a polymer engineering instability: Experiments and computation

D. G. Hassell, M. R. MacKley, M. Sahin, H. J. Wilson, O. G. Harlen, T. C.B. McLeish

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Özet

Entangled polymer melts exhibit a variety of flow instabilities that limit production rates in industrial applications. We present both experimental and computational findings, using flow of monodisperse linear polystyrenes in a contraction-expansion geometry, which illustrate the formation and development of one such flow instability. This viscoelastic disturbance is observed at the slit outlet and subsequently produces large-scale fluid motions upstream. A numerical linear stability study using the molecular structure based Rolie-Poly model confirms the instability and identifies important parameters within the model, which gives physical insight into the underlying mechanism. Chain stretch was found to play a critical role in the instability mechanism, which partially explains the effectiveness of introducing a low-molecular weight tail into a polymer blend to increase its processability.

Orijinal dilİngilizce
Makale numarası050801
DergiPhysical Review E
Hacim77
Basın numarası5
DOI'lar
Yayın durumuYayınlandı - 19 May 2008
Harici olarak yayınlandıEvet

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