Preliminary Program subject to change
08A07 Polymer Processing and Rheology I
OverviewThis session welcomes contributions in all areas of polymer processing and rheology. Topics of interest include the relationships between molecular architecture and rheology, structure development during processing, modeling of polymer processing, the use of rheological measurements to optimize processing, and the influence of processing-induced morphology on product properties.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Sachin Velankar
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: (412) 624-9984
Email: velankar@engr.pitt.edu

CoChair

Graham M. Harrison
Clemson University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Box 340909
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone Number: (864) 656-6399
Email: graham.harrison@ces.clemson.edu
Nanofiber Production Via Melt Blowing
Christopher J. Ellison, Alhad Phatak, Christopher W. Macosko and Frank S. Bates, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Modeling Of Multifilament Fiber Melt-Spinning
Young-Pyo Jeon, Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films, Clemson University, 301 Rhodes, Box 340910, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0910 and Christopher L. Cox, Clemson University, 224 Martin Hall, Clemson, SC 29634
Voltage Induced Transitions in the Dynamics of a Viscoelastic Jet in Electrospinning
Pradipto K. Bhattacharyya, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, G. C. Rutledge, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 and G. H. McKinley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Flow-Induced Crystallization Of Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites
Mark A. Treece and James P. Oberhauser, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineer's Way, Box 400741, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4741
Rheology Of Supercritical CO2-Based Dispersed Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites
Mihai Manitiu, Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, Steven E. Horsch, nanoScience Engineering Corporation, Detroit, MI 48202, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202 and Esin Gulari, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Effct of Mixing TYPE on Rheological Behavior, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Pp/clay Nanocomposite
Guo Jiang, Center for Polymer Processing Equipment and Intellectualization, College of Industrial Equipment and Control Engineering,South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China and Han-Xiong Huang, Center of Polymer Processing Equipment and Intellectualization, College of Industrial Equipment and Control Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division