Authors
Citation
W. Carl, PERTURBATION EXPANSION OF POLYMERS IN SHEAR-FLOW, Macromolecular theory and simulations, 4(1), 1995, pp. 77-86
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
10221344
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
77 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1344(1995)4:1<77:PEOPIS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The effect of shear flow on the excluded volume properties of bead spr
ing chains is calculated via the perturbation expansion of the mean-sq
uare end-to-end distance with respect to the excluded volume parameter
z. The coefficient of the series [R(2)]/[R(2)](0) = 1 + C(1)(.)z (-).
.. vanishes for large flow rates but shows a strong dependence on the
shear rate in the intermediate regime.