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SPE: Rheology Workshop

Questions

Goals

What Makes Polymers Unique

Basic Deformations

Entrance and Die Flow

Barrel Pressure Profile

Extrudate Swell

Capillary Shear Flow Equations

Capillary Critical Variables

Simple Extensional Analysis

Simpler Extensional Analysis

Cogswell Capillary Analysis Extensional Flow Equations

Extensional Behavior

Critical Things to Know

What is MFR? Melt Flow Rate

Thermal Degradation Demo Run

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

What is IMV Intrinsic Melt Viscosity

IMV Data

Degradation Nylon 6,6

Why Shear Rate Sweeps?

Shear Rate

Velocity Profile for Tube Flow of a Powerlaw Fluid

Melt Properties

Melt Properties II

Melt Properties III

What is Zero Shear Viscosity

Changes in Viscosity with Temperature

Quiz

Viscosity vs Temperature PMMA V044

Polypropylene MFR 3.5

Dowlex, Zytel, Delrin, Noryl

Modeling the Shear Thinning -Viscosity Drop with Rate-

Temperature Dependence with Pressure Effect

Rate Sweeps Fast-Slow or Slow-Fast

Shear Rate Range

Assessing Precision

The Rheology Tube

SQC Verification Linear-Log Viewing Metric

(Simulated)

Load Cell Advantages

Pressure Transducers

Capillary and Parallel Plate

Nylon 6,6 Post-Mortem Ground Parts

Short and Long Die Data

Bagley Correction

Polymer Structure

Polymer Structure II

Polymer Structure III

Polymer Structure IV

Polymer Structure V

LLDPE various Molecular Weights

Molecular Weight and Distribution Effect

Drying of PET

Effect of Moisture on PET

PET Viscosity vs Rate

Pet Screenshot

Melt vs. Solution Viscosity Unfilled Material!

ASTM Round Robin Variability vs. Shear Rate

ASTM Round Robin Variability vs Stress Level

Test: Typical Rheometer Run

Melt Fracture

Spotting Melt Fracture

Standard Laser Measurements

Laser Extrudate Geometry

LDPE 200C Extrudate

LDPE 200C

Why Process Line Rheometers?

Process Line Rheometers

Process Line Rheometers II

Process Line Rheometers III

Process Line Rheometers IV

Comparing Rheological Tests

Typical Rheometer Run

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Author:James Reilly

E-mail:jim@rethinktechnologies.com

Homepage: http://www.rethinktechnologies.com/

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