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Measurement of pressure coefficient of melt viscosity: drag flow versus capillary flow

The pressure coefficient of viscosity of poly( α -methylstyrene-co-acrylonitrile) was measured using a high-pressure sliding plate rheometer (HPSPR) and two types of capillary rheometer: a piston-driven device with a throttle at the exit [piston capillary rheometer with throttle (PCRWT)] operated at...

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Published in:Rheologica acta 2008-12, Vol.47 (9), p.1023-1038
Main Authors: Park, Hee Eon, Lim, Sung Taek, Laun, Hans Martin, Dealy, John M.
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Language:English
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Summary:The pressure coefficient of viscosity of poly( α -methylstyrene-co-acrylonitrile) was measured using a high-pressure sliding plate rheometer (HPSPR) and two types of capillary rheometer: a piston-driven device with a throttle at the exit [piston capillary rheometer with throttle (PCRWT)] operated at a fixed flow rate, and a counter-pressure nitrogen capillary rheometer (CPNCR) operated at a fixed pressure drop. In the HPSPR, the pressure, shear rate, density, and viscosity are all uniform throughout the sample, while the analysis of capillary data is complicated by the axial pressure gradient and the radial shear rate gradient. The polymer was found to be piezorheologically simple, and the HPSPR data indicated that the pressure coefficient of viscosity β  ≡ d ln( a P )/ dP decreased slightly with increasing pressure at high pressure. While β from PCRWT data from different laboratories and instruments agreed fairly well, the β values were on average about 2/3 of that from the HPSPR. The CPNCR yields β about 18% lower than that of the HPSPR.
ISSN:0035-4511
1435-1528
DOI:10.1007/s00397-008-0296-x