Rheology is recognized as an important field of research, finding its application in a variety of industrial sectors such as polymer (plastics, rubbers, fibres, resins, paints, coatings and adhesives), chemical, food processing, and related industries. The principles and latest trends in research are already covered quite well in other books; however, there has been little attention paid to the applications of rheology.

Rheology of Polymer Systems bridges the gap between fundamental concepts and applications of polymer rheology by presenting a balanced overview of principles as well as numerous examples of industrial interest. The reader will gain significant benefits from the simplified analysis of complex problems pertaining to the phenomena encountered in polymer manufacturing and processing.

From the Preface: “...The level is between that of introductory texts and of highly advanced monographs. We consider the introduction of a treatment of rheology at this level to be timely. This work aims to develop a systematic approach and a clear understanding of the envisaged applications. The reader is expected to be familiar with introductory transport phenomena, or equivalent fluid mechanics and heat transfer...”

Target Audience: Designed as a text for upper-level students, this volume will also prove valuable to practicing engineers and other experienced polymer technologists.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Material Functions and Generalized Newtonian Fluid

Rheometry

Transport Phenomena in Simple Flows

Linear Viscoelasticity

Nonlinear Viscoelasticity

Constitutive Equations from Molecular Theories

Multiphase Systems

Liquid Mixing

Appendix A: General Curvilinear Coordinate Systems and Higher Order Tensors

Appendix B: Equations of Change

References

Index