Hobbie, E.
, Wang, H.
, Kim, H.
, Lin-Gibson, S.
and Grulke, E.
(2003),
Orientation of Carbon Nanotubes in a Sheared Polymer Melt, Physics of Fluids, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852071
(Accessed April 24, 2024)
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Orientation of Carbon Nanotubes in a Sheared Polymer Melt
Published
Author(s)
, , , , E A. Grulke
Abstract
Optical measurements of the shear response of dilute ensembles of multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polybutadiene melt are presented. At low shear stress, the measurements suggest that the tubes are broadly oriented along the direction of flow. Above a critical shear stress (sc 12 kPa), the data suggest a transition in which the tubes become broadly oriented along the vorticity direction. The elastic stress present in the melt at sc (as measured by the first normal stress difference) is roughly a factor of five smaller than the shear stress, suggesting that the melt is weakly elastic. The observed vorticity alignment is in qualitative agreement with previous studies of fiber orientation in weakly elastic fluids under shear.Citation
Physics of Fluids
Volume
15
Issue
No. 5
Pub Type
Journals
Download Paper
Keywords
multi-walled carbon nanotubes, polarized light scattering, polymer melt, shear flow
Citation
Created April 30, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021