Assessment of the Tumbling-Snake Model against Linear and Nonlinear Rheological Data of Bidisperse Polymer Blends
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Stress Tensor
3. Small Shear Rate Expansion in the Stationary State
3.1. Stationary Regime, Constant
3.2. Stationary Regime, Variable
4. Linear Viscoelastic Regime
5. Brownian Dynamics Results
5.1. Linear Viscoelastic Behavior
5.2. Non-Linear Regime
5.3. Comparison with Experimental Data
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Stephanou, P.S.; Kröger, M. Assessment of the Tumbling-Snake Model against Linear and Nonlinear Rheological Data of Bidisperse Polymer Blends. Polymers 2019, 11, 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11020376
Stephanou PS, Kröger M. Assessment of the Tumbling-Snake Model against Linear and Nonlinear Rheological Data of Bidisperse Polymer Blends. Polymers. 2019; 11(2):376. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11020376
Chicago/Turabian StyleStephanou, Pavlos S., and Martin Kröger. 2019. "Assessment of the Tumbling-Snake Model against Linear and Nonlinear Rheological Data of Bidisperse Polymer Blends" Polymers 11, no. 2: 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11020376