A new computational model with coalescence. (Development of Polymer Blend Morphology During Compounding In A Twin-Screw Extruder, part 4): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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From the author: In Part II of this series of publications, the first generation model of morphology evolution during polymer blending in a twin-screw extruder was presented. The model was based on a simplified flow analysis, and an assumption that dispersion occurs via drop fibrillation followed by disintegration. In the present Part IV, several modifications of the model are discussed. (i) The flow analysis was refined by computing the pressure profiles. (ii) The flow paths and strain history of the dispersed droplets within the screw elements are computed directly, which makes it possible to determine the drop susceptibility to deformation and break. (iii) Besides the fibrillation mechanism, a drop-splitting mechanism for low supercritical capillary numbers is incorporated, (iv) The choice of breakup mechanism is based on micro-rheological criteria. (v) The coalescence effects are taken into account. (vi) The theoretical model is self-consistent, without adjustable parameters. The validity of theoretical assumptions was evaluated by comparing the model predictions with the experimental droplet diameters at different positions in the twin-screw extruder.

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Title: A new computational model with coalescence. (Development of Polymer Blend Morphology During Compounding In A Twin-Screw Extruder, part 4)
Author: M.A. Huneault
Publication:Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: January 15, 1995
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v35 Issue: n1 Page: p115(13)

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