TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling of polymer melting, drop deformation, and breakup under shear flow
AU - Chen, Hongbing
AU - Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
AU - Nandakumar, K.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Polyethylene (PE) or polycarbonate (PC) drop deformation and the breakup mechanism in a PE melt under shear flow were investigated using numerical simulations. The volume of fluid (VOF) method in FIDAP was used to track the dynamic interface. Two models were built for the investigation of a PE/PE system and a PE/PC system. Experimental data of polymer properties, such as specific heat capacity, viscosity, and heat conductivity, were incorporated in the simulations. For the PE/PE system, a temperature-dependent viscosity model was used for the matrix PE and the dispersed PE. For the PE/PC system, generalized viscosity models were used for PE and PC with time-dependent moving boundaries. An erosion mechanism similar to that observed in previous experiments was found for deformation and breakup of both PE and PC in the PE melt under simple shear flow. Local flow information, such as temperature, shear rate, viscosity, and shear stress, was obtained from the simulation results. The shear stress at the interface was much higher than the shear stress either in the dispersed phase or in the matrix phase, which could explain the erosion breakup mechanism.
AB - Polyethylene (PE) or polycarbonate (PC) drop deformation and the breakup mechanism in a PE melt under shear flow were investigated using numerical simulations. The volume of fluid (VOF) method in FIDAP was used to track the dynamic interface. Two models were built for the investigation of a PE/PE system and a PE/PC system. Experimental data of polymer properties, such as specific heat capacity, viscosity, and heat conductivity, were incorporated in the simulations. For the PE/PE system, a temperature-dependent viscosity model was used for the matrix PE and the dispersed PE. For the PE/PC system, generalized viscosity models were used for PE and PC with time-dependent moving boundaries. An erosion mechanism similar to that observed in previous experiments was found for deformation and breakup of both PE and PC in the PE melt under simple shear flow. Local flow information, such as temperature, shear rate, viscosity, and shear stress, was obtained from the simulation results. The shear stress at the interface was much higher than the shear stress either in the dispersed phase or in the matrix phase, which could explain the erosion breakup mechanism.
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U2 - 10.1002/pen.20121
DO - 10.1002/pen.20121
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:4344578458
SN - 0032-3888
VL - 44
SP - 1258
EP - 1266
JO - Polymer Engineering and Science
JF - Polymer Engineering and Science
IS - 7
ER -