Hobbie, E.
and Migler, K.
(2008),
In-Situ Visualization of Novel Polymer Droplet Morphologies During Extrusion, Society of Plastics Engineers, Undefined
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In-Situ Visualization of Novel Polymer Droplet Morphologies During Extrusion
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Abstract
We report the observation of novel droplet morphologies in the high stress layers near the walls of a specially instrumented slit die. We utilize in-situ optical microscopy to study a dilute blend of polystyrene (PS) in a polyethylene (PE) matrix. At low shear rates the PS droplets become elliptical with the long axis of shear, in agreement with a great body of experimental work. At high shear rates we observe a transition in which the droplets develop cusps in the directions parallel and perpendicular to flow. Rheological measurements indicate the importance of normal forces at these high shear rates.Conference Dates
May 1, 1998
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Society of Plastics Engineers
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Conferences
Keywords
blend, morphology, polymer, processing, rheology
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Created October 16, 2008