Polymer and Composite Rheology

Abstract

Introduction to polymer rheology instruments for shear rheology shear viscosity of melts of flexible chain polymers shear viscosity of polymer solutions normal stress differences in polymers during shear flow dynamic mechanical properties extensional viscosity rigid-rod and liquid-crystal polymer rheology yield stress, wall slip, particle migration, and other observations with multiphase systems solid-in-liquid suspensions short-fibre suspensions emulsions gas-containing melts and foams rheology of powders and granular materials chemorheology and gelation flow through porous media melt fracture.