Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature

The increasing use of polymeric materials in the daily life, leads to challenges in the processing industry to deliver high performance materials with affordable terms. However, new processing techniques lead to high costs. In order to reduce processing costs it is necessary to understand the non-Ne...

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Autores principales: Olaf Wünsch, Shatha K. Muallah, Ammar Al-Baldawi
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Publicado: Al-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of Baghdad 2013
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4f6a6dc025de403faae3ae68703ecf0c2021-12-02T02:34:00ZThermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature 1818-1171https://doaj.org/article/4f6a6dc025de403faae3ae68703ecf0c2013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=82630https://doaj.org/toc/1818-1171The increasing use of polymeric materials in the daily life, leads to challenges in the processing industry to deliver high performance materials with affordable terms. However, new processing techniques lead to high costs. In order to reduce processing costs it is necessary to understand the non-Newtonian behavior of the polymers in their molten state to be able to simulate the processes before the construction of the plants starts. Here the shear thinning behavior of the viscosity of polymeric melts is essential. Thus, this paper deals with the experimental investigation of the thermo-rheological behavior of the viscosity of one of the most used polymers (Polypropylene) over a wide range of temperatures and shear rates. Furthermore, a modeling approach of the viscosity via a generalized non-Newtonian law combined with an Arrhenius model is done. Olaf Wünsch Shatha K. MuallahAmmar Al-BaldawiAl-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of BaghdadarticleChemical engineeringTP155-156Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENAl-Khawarizmi Engineering Journal, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 12-23 (2013)
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topic Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Olaf Wünsch
Shatha K. Muallah
Ammar Al-Baldawi
Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature
description The increasing use of polymeric materials in the daily life, leads to challenges in the processing industry to deliver high performance materials with affordable terms. However, new processing techniques lead to high costs. In order to reduce processing costs it is necessary to understand the non-Newtonian behavior of the polymers in their molten state to be able to simulate the processes before the construction of the plants starts. Here the shear thinning behavior of the viscosity of polymeric melts is essential. Thus, this paper deals with the experimental investigation of the thermo-rheological behavior of the viscosity of one of the most used polymers (Polypropylene) over a wide range of temperatures and shear rates. Furthermore, a modeling approach of the viscosity via a generalized non-Newtonian law combined with an Arrhenius model is done.
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author Olaf Wünsch
Shatha K. Muallah
Ammar Al-Baldawi
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Shatha K. Muallah
Ammar Al-Baldawi
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title Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature
title_short Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature
title_full Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature
title_fullStr Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature
title_full_unstemmed Thermo-Rheological Investigation and Modeling of the Shear Viscosity of Polypropylene above the Melting Temperature
title_sort thermo-rheological investigation and modeling of the shear viscosity of polypropylene above the melting temperature
publisher Al-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of Baghdad
publishDate 2013
url https://doaj.org/article/4f6a6dc025de403faae3ae68703ecf0c
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