nonlinearrheologyofpolymericliquids.docVIP

NONLINEAR RHEOLOGY OF POLYMERIC LIQUIDS From Elastic Yielding and Inhomogeneous Flow to Melt Fracture Shi-Qing Wang Department of Polymer Science University of Akron /rheology/ updated December 8, 2009 Introduction The missions of polymer rheology Characterizations: 1. phenomenological (Maxwellian level), linear viscoelasticity 2. structural (molecular level), i.e., molecular weight, MWD, chain architecture (branching, functional moieties), thus heavily model dependent and theoretically intensive An important area of polymer science 1. nonlinear aspects 2. fluid mechanics of polymers – numerically intensive 3. processing behavior i. Fluid dynamics/mechanics - study flow behavior of simple (Newtonian) fluids in complex geometries and nonlinear flow conditions including turbulent flow and thermal convection ii. Polymer rheology – explore deformation and flow behavior of polymeric (viscoelastic/non-Newtonian) fluids in simple geometries iii. Fluid mechanics of polymers (relevant to processing) - investigate deformation and flow behavior of viscoelastic polymeric liquids in complex geometries This book focuses on Mission b), particularly part ii and iii. PART ONE: LINEAR RESPONSES 1. Phenomenological linear viscoelasticity (LVE) 1.1 Basic modes of deformation 1.1.1 Startup deformation 1.1.2 Step strain 1.1.3 Oscillatory shear 1.2 Linear responses 1.2.1 Elastic Hookean solids 1.2.2 Viscous Newtonian liquids 1.2.2 Viscous Newtonian liquids 1.2.3Viscoelastic responses - Boltzmann superposition principle 1.2.4 Maxwell model 1.3 Classical rubber elasticity 2. Molecular characterization in LVE regime 2.1 Dilute limit 2.1.1 Viscosity of Einstein suspensions 2.1.2 Kirkwood-Riseman model 2.1.3 Zimm model 2.1.4 Rouse model i. Stokes law of friction ii. Brownian motion and Einstein-Stokes formula for solid particles iii. Equations of