WHEN RHEOLOGY INTERACTS WITH THERMODYNAMICS IN POLYMER BLENDS

Authors
FERNANDEZ ML HIGGINS JS RICHARDSON SM
Citation
Ml. Fernandez et al., WHEN RHEOLOGY INTERACTS WITH THERMODYNAMICS IN POLYMER BLENDS, Chemical engineering research & design, 71(A3), 1993, pp. 239-244
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Chemical engineering research & design → ACNP
ISSN journal
02638762
Volume
71
Issue
A3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
239 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0263-8762(1993)71:A3<239:WRIWTI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The effect of shear How on the miscibility behaviour of polymer blends has been investigated for three model systems. Shear has been applied by confining a polymer sample between two parallel glass plates, the bottom one remaining stationary while the top one rotates at a constan t angular speed. The effect of flow has been investigated as a functio n of temperature. composition, shear rate and molecular weight. Blend miscibility was followed by light scattering and by differential scann ing calorimetry.