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Anisotropic thermal transport induced by deformation and the linear relation between the thermal conductivity and stress tensors, also known as the stress-thermal rule (STR), are tested via molecular dynamics simulations in well-entangled linear polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS) melts subjected to extensional flow. We propose a method to determine the stress in deformed molecular melts, a key component missing in prior simulation studies on thermal transport in polymers that prevented verification of the STR. We compare our results with available data from previous experimental and simulation studies. Thermal conductivity (TC) is found to increase (decrease) in the direction parallel (perpendicular) to the imposed stretch. We find that the STR is valid for both PE and PS over a wide range of deformation rates and stress levels. In direct agreement with experimental evidence and the STR, we observe that for a given strain, the anisotropy in TC increases with the strain rate. Surprisingly, our results ...

Molecular Dynamics Test of the Stress-Thermal Rule in Polyethylene and Polystyrene Entangled Melts