We developed a new numerical method which converts creep data to dynamic moduli without relying on viscoelastic spectra of relaxation or retardation times. This algorithm is an improvement of the previous ones (Kwon et al., 2016) in the reduction of artificial waviness in the terminal regime as well as the noise due to measurement errors. The method is the application of the point-wise polynomial regression

End-block length dependence of the hydrogel relaxation dynamics was investigated using PEO-based ABA triblock copolymer solutions in an aqueous solvent. Both ends of PEO were capped with hydrophobic poly(isopropyl glycidyl ether-co-ethyl glycidyl ether) exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior, resulting in the transition between sol and gel with temperature. Despite the nearly

Authors designed and built a mold-type slit rheometer. The slit rheometer has a vertical flow channel and interchangeable cores with various slit thicknesses. It is installed in an injection molding machine like a general mold. The melt is supplied by the plasticizing unit of the injection molding machine. The melt temperature supplied by the plasticizing unit varies by the plasticizing conditions

A Gloss defect on high-gloss injection-molded surfaces are difficult to control. This paper proposes a control methodology for a gloss defect. The maximum replication factor (RFmax) is an index representing the effect of the molding conditions on the surface gloss. As RFmax increases, the surface gloss is stabilized due to the maximized replication of the mold surface. The process window of the influencing

An analytical solution is found for examining the effect of a fluid’s elasticity on the performance of MHD micropumps. The test fluid is assumed to be an incompressible viscoelastic fluid obeying the Oldroyd-B model. The flow generated by the Lorentz force is assumed to be laminar, unidirectional, and two-dimensional. The effects of relaxation and retardation times are investigated on the volumetric

Surfactants are mainly used as mixtures to obtain the foam properties which are suitable for use and purpose. In this study, it was found that a mixture of glycinate- and glutamate-based surfactants produced a relatively rigid foam compared to that of single component only when the mixture was diluted with tap water and not deionized water. When the surfactant mixtures were diluted with deionized water

In this study, the effects of component pair miscibility and mixing sequence on the phase structure of ternary blends of polycarbonate (PC), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and their composites with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were investigated. SAN phase was surrounded by a layer of PMMA in the PC matrix and the thickness of the shell was dependent on

This paper describes the longitudinal dispersion of passive tracer molecules injected in a steady, fully developed, viscous, incompressible, laminar flow through an annular pipe with a first order heterogeneous boundary absorption at the outer wall, numerically using layer-adapted meshes. The model is based on steady advection-diffusion equation with Dirichlet and Robin boundary conditions. The solutions

In this paper, we investigate non-Newtonian Casson fluid flow with pulsation in a channel having symmetrical constriction bumps on the upper and lower walls. The medium is assumed to be porous, following Darcy’s law. The fluid is modeled as electrically low conducting, and the pulsatile flow is subjected to a transverse magnetic field of uniform strength to study the impact of the resulting Lorentz

Recent work modeling the rheological behavior of human blood indicates that it has all the hallmark features of a complex material, including shear-thinning, viscoelastic behavior, a yield stress, and thixotropy. After decades of modeling steady state blood data, and the development of simple steady state models, like the Casson and Herschel-Bulkley the advancement and evolution of blood modeling to

Polyethylene (PE)/silica polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) were investigated mainly using rheological measurements. Various PEs [linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and low-density polyethylene (LDPE)] were selected as polymer matrices, and two comparable particulate silicas were utilized as favorable (hydrophobic, R202) or unfavorable (hydrophilic, A90) fillers.

We suggest a numerical method to calculate molecular weight distribution from linear viscoelastic data. The calculation method consists of three components: (1) a viscoelastic model of a monodisperse polymer as a function of molecular weight; (2) the mixing rule connecting viscoelastic data of monodisperse and polydisperse polymers through molecular weight distribution; (3) an algorithm which calculates

The epidermal mucus secreted by fish is a natural barrier between fish and water, which is a slippery and slightly thick fluid with some biological functions. The present work is to characterize the viscoelastic property of a loach skin mucus published recently by using a viscoelastic model with four hypotheses. The experimental steady shear viscosity with the maximum shear rate of 10 s−1 for the mucus

Isocyanate crosslinkers with blocking agents based on various amine derivatives were newly synthesized for automotive clearcoat applications. Amine-based blocking agents were prepared by varying the alkyl substituent attached on both sides of the main nitrogen atom (named DEA, DiPA, NtBEA, and NtBiA) to modify their deblocking feature in blocked isocyanates (BIs) and curing reaction under thermal curing

This work investigates the flow characteristic during injection molding process of PC/MWNT nanocomposites especially focusing on jetting. The initial flow pattern while filling has been compared with that of neat and other particle-filled PCs. The experimental results show that the flow of PC/MWNT 5% is comparable to that of PC/GF 15% and PC/CF 10%. It has been found that small amount of filled MWNT

The manipulation of emulsion stability for kinetically sustainable cosmetic emulsions is an important technology in cosmetic industry, however the relationship between emulsifying process and long-term emulsion stability has not been elucidated. Herein, the effect of shear mixing process on the stability of oil-in-water cosmetic emulsions is investigated by varying the shear mixing rate, emulsification

Colloidal aggregation is quantitatively characterized by a rheological analysis of the colloidal suspension at various particle concentrations. The rheological analysis is combined with fractal concept to estimate the compactness, size, and size variation with shear stress on colloidal aggregates. The rheological measurement is carried out for a colloidal suspension of 24 nm carbon black particles

We propose a groove-embedded partitioned pipe mixer (GPPM) and conduct an in-depth numerical study on the flow and mixing characteristics of the GPPM in the creeping flow regime. The GPPM is a variant of a previously reported mixer, the barrier-embedded partitioned pipe mixer (BPPM), and is designed to achieve better energy-efficient mixing compared to the BPPM. In this paper, we first introduce the

This paper is mainly attained to examine the electric double layer (EDL) phenomena and rheological effects on peristaltic pumping through asymmetric microchannel in presence of Lorentz force. To examine the electroosmosis mechanism, Poisson-Boltzmann equation is considered. To describe the rheological behavior of the fluids, a Phan-Thien-Tanner model is taken into account. The governing equations are

Shear viscosity is one of the important transport properties which affects different phenomena in nanoconfined water. This study aims to investigate the effect of sub-Angstrom variations of nanochannel size on the shear viscosity of water confined in a silicon wall by employing equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulations. Simulation results demonstrate that water molecules confined in the slits

This study, employing a numerical approximation, computationally describes 2D melt fracture as elastic instability in the flow along and outside a straight channel. In the preceding research (Kwon, 2018, Numerical modeling of two-dimensional melt fracture instability in viscoelastic flow, J. Fluid Mech. 855, 595–615) several types of unique instability and corresponding bifurcations such as subcritical

The mathematical model of hydrodynamic dispersion through a porous medium is developed in the presence of transversely applied magnetic fields and axial harmonic pressure gradient. The solute introduce into the flow is experienced a first-order chemical reaction with flowing liquid. The dispersion coefficient is numerically determined using Aris’s moment equation of solute concentration. The numerical

Nanoclays have been successfully introduced into the asphalt binder, either separately or into the polymer modified asphalt binder resulting in the improved mechanical and rheological properties of the asphalt binder. The present research study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of organically modified montmorillonite clay (OMMT) in pure asphalt binder and also in styrene butadiene styrene (SBS)

Linear viscoelastic region is important to investigate material properties. We investigated boundary of linear viscoelasticity for simple shear flows with various time functions of shear strain. We used Phan-Thien and Tanner (PTT) model and Giesekus model in order to extract the linearity criterion. We determined critical strain (γc) as a function of dimensionless number such as De or Wi and the nonlinear

In this study a theoretical study is carried out on the collision of two rod-like particles suspended in Newtonian fluid under a shear flow. The length of the particle is fixed at 2 µm while the diameter is varied so that the aspect ratio (length/diameter) varies from 1 to 20. Liquid viscosity is changed from 0.01 to 1 Pa·s. The Brownian motion is considered to be negligible. Both hydrodynamic and

The current paper is focused on analyzing the flow of viscoplastic fluid in a cavity that is driven by the two walls. The Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to solve the discrete Boltzmann equation. To represent the stress-strain rate relationship of viscoplastic fluids, the Bingham Papanastasiou constitutive model is considered. Cavity flow filled with Bingham fluids is considered for validating

In this study a theoretical study is carried out on the binary collision of round-sided disks (RSD) suspended in a Newtonian fluid under a simple shear flow. RSD is composed of a disk part and a half-torus part which circumscribes the side of the disk. The diameter of the disk is fixed at 2 µm while the thickness and the half-torus size are varied so that the aspect ratio varies from 0.13 to 0.288

The gloss defect on a glossy surface is one of the surface defects to be found on injection-molded products. In this paper, the effects of the filling and packing stages on surface gloss are investigated. Based on observations, a generation mechanism of gloss difference is proposed. The difference of the surface gloss can be explained by the replication of the shrinking polymer surface represented

In this study, the localization behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated in the ternary blends based on PC/SAN/PMMA (60/30/10). The major interest was focused on the effects of two different SANs having AN contents of 24 and 32 wt.% (SAN24 and SAN32, respectively) and PMMA on the phase structure of the composites. It was found that the spreading of PMMA around SAN32 was pronounced

In the rheological characterization of non-Newtonian fluids in a steady torsional shear flow using a parallel-plate geometry, there is a need to correct the shear stress at the rim for non-Newtonian behavior. Solving the governing torsional flow equation inversely by Tikhonov regularization using experimental torque vs. rim shear rate data is the most scientific method for obtaining the model independent

Creating a reliable and accurate Red Blood Cell (RBC) aggregation model for small and midsize arteries and veins is still an active research subject with more in focus with a multi-scale approach including mesoscale effects. Better understanding the RBC aggregation requires a multi-phase and multi-scale approach for simulating blood with Newtonian and non-Newtonian parts. In our proposed work, viscosity

In this work, nanocomposites of polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene (PS)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) were prepared by the sonochemical polymerization of styrene in the presence of PP and MWCNT. This procedure offered a composite (PP-g-PS/MWCNT) having a unique phase structure in which MWCNTs are distributed in both phases of PP and PS, which is contrary to the typical observations in the composites

The transient, axisymmetric squeeze flow of the non-Newtonian shear thinning material between finite disks is studied numerically. The fluid between disks is assumed to follow the Carreau-Bird model. Two disks approach each other at a constant velocity while no-slip boundary condition is assumed. The time dependent simulation shows the effect of fluid nonlinearity, flow parameters and geometric aspect

This paper presents a method for measuring the viscosity of generalized Newtonian fluid directly in flows generated by flat-blade turbine impellers, which are commonly used for moderate mixing and dispersion. A flat-blade turbine with four blades is defined as a model system and analyzed through numerical simulations with experimental verification. Carbopol 940 solution, a high viscosity non-Newtonian

Flow features of rheologically complex fluids inside curved microchannels should be meaningfully scrutinized for effective mixing, sorting, and manipulation of nano- and micro-sized colloids or particles. In this study, a particle streak velocimetry method with coordinate transformation is incorporated to depict experimentally the axial velocity profiles of Newtonian and non-Newtonian (Bird-Carreau

Linear stability of a viscoelastic fluid obeying the Walters’ B model is analytically and numerically investigated in the entrance region of a plane channel formed between two parallel plates. The plates are compliant and obey the two degree-of-freedom von Karman solid model. Having obtained the base-flow velocity profiles using the boundary-layer theory, their vulnerability to infinitesimally small

In this paper, we present a study of the dripping properties of polycarbonate (PC) modified with combinations of earth metal salts of inorganic sulfur, potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate (Rimar); non-halogenated flame retardant additives, potassium diphenyl sulfone-3-Sulfonate (KSS); and block co-polymers-polytetrafluoroethylene encapsulated with styrene acrylonitrile resin (T-SAN). Measurements of

To extend the period of decomposition and property degradation of polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) mulching film for long-term use, PBAT was compounded with polyethylene mixture (LDPE: LLDPE = 15:85), calcium carbonate, and illite. PBAT mulching films were prepared using a blown film extrusion process with 80 mm diameter blowing die. To improve mechanical properties and processability of the

In order to investigate how particle aggregation affects tensile mechanical performance of composite, a ductile biopolymer (poly(caprolactone)) was melt-compounded with CaCO3 particles over a wide concentration range from 10 to 60 wt.%. The aggregation of CaCO3 particles in poly(caprolactone) (PCL) is investigated depending on particle concentration and surface modification (with stearic acid (2.5

To effectively control the mixing of target materials inside microfluidic devices, the Dean flow features of generalized-Newtonian Bird-Carreau (BC) fluids in curved rectangular channels are theoretically investigated, as a passive technique. Governing equations coupled with the Cauchy momentum equation and the BC model are solved using the finite volume scheme with a semi-implicit method for pressure-linked

To explore the drag-reducing characteristics of turbulent channel flows with surfactant additive at relatively high Reynolds number from the perspectives of energy spectrum and multi-scale resolution, the two-dimensional fluctuation velocity fields of turbulent channel flows with/without surfactant additive at Reynolds number of Reτ = 590 obtained by large eddy simulation are decomposed by two-dimensional

Novel gelatin-containing polymer hydrogels that can be used as mucoadhesive delivery systems were developed. Poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels were modified by copolymerizing gelatin as adhesion promoter, to improve the adhesion to the mucus layer and the synthesized copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) and methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) were designated as P(AA-co-GelMA). The pH-sensitivity and the mucoadhesive

The rheological properties and gelation kinetics of corn starch (CS)/bovine serum albumin (BSA) blends were investigated using the mass ratio of [CS]/[BSA] of 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 3. The results from the temperature ramp and time sweep tests within linear viscoelastic regime showed a decrease in the gelation temperature (Tgel) and gelation time (tgel) of the BSA with increasing the mass ratio of [CS]/[BSA]

To effectively discriminate changes in blood samples, RBCs aggregation and blood viscosity should be evaluated independently and simultaneously. In this study, by setting two syringe pumps for delivering two fluids (blood sample and reference fluid) at stepwise varying flow rates, RBCs aggregation (AI) and viscosity (µBlood) are sequentially measured by quantifying image intensity of blood flows ()

The multi-chain slip-spring (MCSS) model is a coarse-grained molecular model developed for efficient simulations of the dynamics of entangled polymers. In this study, we examined the model for the viscoelasticity of polyisoprene (PI) melts, for which the data are available in the literature. We determined the conversion factor for the molecular weight from the fitting of the molecular weight dependence

Dynamic oscillatory shear flow has been widely used to investigate viscoelastic material functions. In particular, small amplitude oscillatory shear (SAOS) tests have become the canonical method for characterizing the linear viscoelastic properties of complex fluids based on strong theoretical background and plenty of experimental results. Recently, there has been increasing interest in the use of

The flow of a bi-disperse polymer melt through a hyperbolic contraction is simulated using the recently proposed Rolie-Double-Poly constitutive model (Boudara et al., 2019). This simplified tube model takes account of the nonlinear coupling between the dynamics of the long and short-chains in a bi-disperse blend, in particular it reproduces the enhancement of the stretch relaxation time that arises

The extensional rheology of polymer melts and dilute polymer solutions has been extensively examined through experiments and theoretical predictions. However, a systematic study of the extensional rheology of polymer solutions in the semidilute regime, in terms of examining the effects of concentration and molecular weight, has not been carried out so far. Previous experimental studies of the shear

Common features of complex fluids include yield stress, thixotropy and elasticity. A comprehensive constitutive model attempts to effectively predict flow responses dominated by such characteristics. Nevertheless, when constructing a constitutive model that deals with yield stress fluids one must try to preserve the fundamental characteristics of a yield stress. This paper explores the static and energy

Understanding the vortex dynamics in polymer solutions is one of keys for the flow control in a wide range of polymer-related material processing applications. Vortex is generated due to the viscoelasticity of polymer solution, even if no vortex formation is expected under Newtonian flow conditions. In addition, the chaotic vortices generated in viscoelastic fluids have been recently exploited to mix

In this work, we study different rheological and thermal phenomena present during laser sintering of two polystyrene (PS) particles using fully resolved numerical simulations. In our analysis, we varied the laser power, the initial temperature and the thermal convection coefficient, used different rheological descriptions for the flow behavior and in addition studied the effect of the substrate (used

The direct imaging of flow induced microstructural changes in complex fluids can have advantages over the use of scattering methods, since localized phenomena can be observed directly and more mechanistic insights can be obtained. This is useful in particular for materials with hierarchical or multiscale structures such as aggregated dispersions. Rheoconfocal instruments are ideally suited for this

Low molecular weight, amphiphilic diblock copolymers in selective solvent exhibit complex phase behavior and macroscopic properties that affect the processing and application of these materials. The mechanical properties of the crystalline phases seen in concentrated solutions are dependent on nanoscale structure and sample history. The goal of this study is to characterize macroscopic properties and

Breakup of fluid threads is omnipresent in nature and highly relevant for technical processes such as atomization, printing, coating, or spinning. We discuss how to control the filament lifetime of shear-thinning, viscoelastic fluids during uniaxial extension without affecting their shear viscosity. Two commercial acrylic thickeners differing with respect to the co-polymerized hydrophobic monomers

Many researches have studied the viscoelasticity of cellulose/ionic liquid solutions through the conventional scaling rules which assume the monodisperse polymer. However, they are not suitable for cellulose since natural polymers such as cellulose have molecular weight distribution. In this paper, dynamic rheological behaviors of 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium acetate solutions dissolving three kinds

Laminar flow of a viscoelastic fluid obeying the linear simplified Phan-Thien/Tanner model (LPTT) is numerically studied in a planar channel partially obstructed by a cosinusoidal constriction. Based on published data (Tammadon-Jahromi et al., 2011) there is no excess pressure drop for this particular fluid when flowing through an orifice-plate. Numerical results obtained using OpenFoam software at

Resin transfer molding (RTM) is a manufacturing process that uses liquid resin to saturate a fiber preform placed in a closed mold cavity. For robust fabrication of the composite, fiber preform needs to be completely impregnated with polymer resin during mold filling. Hence, the understanding of resin flow and void formation in RTM is very important to design the mold and processing conditions for

We report a dispersion state of concentrated multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) suspensions depending on their iterative milling process. The rheological properties of concentrated suspensions prepared with different milling times were measured using a Couette-typed rotation rheometer, and their electrical characteristics were investigated via an LCR meter. The relationships of the rheological and

In this work, the impact dynamics of high-viscous nanofluid droplets onto a solid surface has been investigated experimentally by means of high-speed camera visualization technique. We dispersed various nanoparticles (multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT), nano-graphene, and nano-graphite powder) into high-viscous base fluid (epoxy resin) to obtain the stable and homogenous nanofluids without surfactant

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