TY - JOUR
T1 - Rolie-Poly fluid flowing through constrictions: Two distinct instabilities
AU - Reis, T.
AU - Wilson, H.J.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUK-C1-013-04
Acknowledgements: We would like to think Dr Mehmet Sahin and Dr Ian Griffiths for their helpful advice and discussions. We would also like to thank the anonymous referees for their pertinent comments which helped improve the quality of this article. This work was funded through the Microscale Polymer Processing project (mu PP2), EPSRC GR/T11807/01. This publication was based on work supported in part by Award No KUK-C1-013-04, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Elastic instabilities of entangled polymer melts are common in industrial processes but the physics responsible is not well understood. We present a numerical linear stability study of a molecular based constitutive model which grants us physical insight into the underlying mechanics involved. Two constriction flows are considered - one shear dominated, the other extension dominated - and two distinct instabilities are found. The influence of the molecular structure and the behaviour of the polymer dynamics are investigated and in both cases chain relaxation and orientation play a crucial role. This suggests a molecular-based physical interpretation of the underlying mechanisms responsible for flow instabilities. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
AB - Elastic instabilities of entangled polymer melts are common in industrial processes but the physics responsible is not well understood. We present a numerical linear stability study of a molecular based constitutive model which grants us physical insight into the underlying mechanics involved. Two constriction flows are considered - one shear dominated, the other extension dominated - and two distinct instabilities are found. The influence of the molecular structure and the behaviour of the polymer dynamics are investigated and in both cases chain relaxation and orientation play a crucial role. This suggests a molecular-based physical interpretation of the underlying mechanisms responsible for flow instabilities. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/599536
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0377025713000256
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2013.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2013.01.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0377-0257
VL - 195
SP - 77
EP - 87
JO - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
JF - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
ER -