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Experimental study and analysis of a slit die viscometer
Author(s) -
Rauwendaal Chris,
Fernandez Franco
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760251207
Subject(s) - viscometer , materials science , viscosity , die (integrated circuit) , rheology , rheometer , extrusion , composite material , capillary action , nanotechnology
A slit die viscometer (SDV) was built and evaluated extensively. A major advantage of the SDV is the ability to measure in‐line rheological data in a continuous fashion, using a setup that most closely approximates the conditions encountered in a real extrusion process. Comparisons will be presented of viscosity data of the SDV to data from a capillary rheometer (CR) and a Rheometrics Mechanical Spectrometer (RMS). Viscosity values as measured on the SDV tend to be lower than those measured on the CR and RMS. Possible reasons for this disagreement will be discussed. The effect of temperature on viscosity, the effect of pressure on viscosity, and the effect of compressibility will be analyzed in detail. It will be shown that these effects can be substantial, particularly with certain types of polymers. Finally, the feasibility of using the slit die viscometer to determine first normal stress differences will be explored.