In Situ Measurements of Molecular Orientation in Commercial Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers in Transient Shear Flows
Stanley Rendon1, Wesley Burghardt1 and Robert Bubeck2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, MI |
Rheology of Carbon Nanofiber/Polystyrene and Nanoclay/Polystyrene Melt Composites
Jianhua Xu1, Christopher Kagarise1, Yingru Wang2, Kurt W. Koelling3 and Stephen E. Bechtel2, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 W 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (3)The Ohio State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 140 W. 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 |
Transient Rheology of a Polypropylene Melt Reinforced with Long and Short Glass Fibers
Aaron P. R. Eberle, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 154 Randolf Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and Donald G. Baird, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 133 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
Rheology of Homopolymer and Blends of Dense Star Polystyrene Soft Nanospheres
Ajay C. Kulkarni and Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Wayne State University, 1100 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202 |
Rotational Rheometry of Polymers under High Pressure Carbon Dioxide
Maxwell J. Wingert, L. James Lee, David L. Tomasko and Kurt W. Koelling, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43201 |
Rheostructural Study of a Discotic Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Mesophase Pitch
Santanu Kundu and Amod A. Ogale, Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634 |
The Performance of Multiple-Mode Models in Single and Double Step-Strain Flows
Bangwu Jiang1, Prajakta A. Kamerkar2, David J. Keffer2 and Brian J. Edwards2, (1)Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, 419 Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)The University of Tennessee, 419 Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996 |
Orientation Number in Elongational Flow of Polymer Melts and Solutions
John R. Collier, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 419 Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, Xiaoling Wei, Unilever, Edgewater, NJ 07020, Simioan Petrovan, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 432 Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996 and Nicholas E. Hudson, Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland G1 1XL, United Kingdom |