2006 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Polymer Processing and Rheology II

This session welcomes contributions in all areas of polymer processing and rheology. Topics of interest include the relationships between molecular architecture and rheology, structure development during processing, modeling of polymer processing, the use of rheological measurements to optimize processing, and the influence of processing-induced morphology on product properties.

Chair

Douglass S. Kalika, University of Kentucky

Co-Chair

Kurt W. Koelling, The Ohio State University

Presentations

12:30 PM

(250a) Correlating Branch Content Information from Rheological Studies and Small Angle Neutron Scattering

Amit S. Kulkarni, Gregory Beaucage

12:50 PM

(250b) Transient Recovery after Extensional Flow of Elastomeric Random Copolymers

John E. Mills, K. Jayaraman, Dinshong Dong, Michael Wolkowicz

01:10 PM

(250c) The Effect of Rheological Properties on Film-Casting Performance

Christopher W. Seay, Dr. Donald G. Baird

01:30 PM

(250d) Polymer Dynamics and Rheology in Designing and Understanding Polymeric Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications

Shanfeng Wang, Lichun Lu, Michael J. Yaszemski

01:50 PM

(250e) A Semi-Empirical Model for the Prediction of the Rheological Behavior of Polystyrene Samples over a Wide Range of Molecular Weights

Job D. Guzman, Marc Mangnus, Aerts Peter, Pete Pierini

02:10 PM

(250f) A Molecular Dynamics Study of the Stress-Optical Behavior of a Linear Short-Chain Polyethylene Melt under Shear

Chunggi Baig, Brian J. Edwards, David J. Keffer

02:30 PM

(250g) Modeling Polymer Melts Containing Short and Long Fibers: Part I Transient Rheology

Aaron P. R. Eberle, Gregorio M. Velez, Donald G. Barid, Peter Wapperom