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Evan Mitsoulis, Vlasis Mavrantzas
Numerical Methods for Non-Newtonian Flows - XVth IWNMNNF 2007
Appl. Rheol. 17:6 (2007) 354-354
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The XVth International Workshop on Numerical
Methods for Non-Newtonian Flows (XVth IWNMNNF
2007) was held on the island of Rhodes,
Greece, in June 6 - 10, 2007. Since their inception
in 1979, in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, the
workshops are rotated biennially between North
America and Europe. This was the first time the
meeting was held in Greece. Rhodes Island was
a proper destination, as the meetings have come
a full circle after almost 30 years of frantic activity,
which have seen workshop meetings in castles,
lakes, islands, seasides. Rhodes, as the capital
of the Dodecanese Islands, combines all of the
above, and has been a place of tourism and holidays
since antiquity.
The XVth IWNMNNF was by all measures a
truly international event, drawing around 60 scientists
and engineers from 18 countries around
the world. The Workshop included a plenary lecture
by Roger Tanner, from University of Sydney,
Australia, and 7 thematic sessions. [more]
► Cite this publication as follows:
Mitsoulis E, Mavrantzas VG: Numerical Methods for Non-Newtonian Flows - XVth IWNMNNF 2007, Appl. Rheol. 17 (2007) 354.
Mostafa Elbakry, Amr Radi
Genetic programming approach for flow of steady state fluid between two eccentric spheres
Appl. Rheol. 17:6 (2007) 68210 (5 pages)
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Genetic Programming (GP) is used to estimate the functions that describe the torque and the force acting on the external
sphere due to steady state motion of viscoelastic fluid between two eccentric spheres. The GP has been running based on
experimental data of the torque at different eccentricities to produce torque for each target eccentricity. The angular velocity
of the inner sphere and the eccentricity of the two spheres have been used as input variables to find the discovered functions.
The experimental, calculated and predicted torque and forces are compared. The discovered function shows a good
match to the experimental data.We find that the GP technique is a good new mechanism of determination of the force and
torque of fluid in eccentric sphere model.
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Elbakry M, Radi A: Genetic programming approach for flow of steady state fluid between two eccentric spheres, Appl. Rheol. 17 (2007) 68210.
Y. Leong Yeow, Yee-Kwong Leong, Ash Khan
Error Introduced by a Popular Melthod of Processing Parallel-Disk Viscometry Data
Appl. Rheol. 17:6 (2007) 66415 (6 pages)
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The assumptions implicit in the simplified expressions used to convert the torque-rotational speed data of parallel-disk viscometry
into rim shear rate and rim shear stress are identified. The rim shear stress generated by the simplified expression is
compared against the actual rim shear stress. The error involved is quantified for two standard rheological models and for a
set of laboratory data. Under normal operation conditions of parallel-disk viscometers this error was found to be within the
acceptable limit. However, for highly shear thinning fluids and for fluids exhibiting yield stress this error can become very
large. The suitability of the approximate rim shear stress in wall slip determination is then briefly discussed.
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LeongYeow Y, Leong Y, Khan A: Error Introduced by a Popular Melthod of Processing Parallel-Disk Viscometry Data, Appl. Rheol. 17 (2007) 66415.
S.A.R. Hashmi, Takeshi Kitano
Effects of State Change of Liquid Crystalline Polymer on Dynamic Visco-elasticity of its Blends with Polyethylene-terephthalate
Appl. Rheol. 17:6 (2007) 64510 (7 pages)
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The dynamic viscoelastic properties of liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blends were
studied at two different temperatures: 265 oC
at which LCP was in solid state and 285 oC
at which LCP was in molten state. The
PET was in molten state at both the temperatures. The storage modulus, G', loss modulus, G'', dynamic viscosity, η', of blends
with different compositions were evaluated and compared. The morphology of these samples was studied using scanning
electron microscope, which exhibited composition dependency. A maxima was observed in the viscosity versus composition
plot corresponding to 90/10 LCP/PET blend at
285oC. The G' versus G'' plots demonstrated the composition dependency of
LCP/PET blends.
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Hashmi SAR, Kitano T: Effects of State Change of Liquid Crystalline Polymer on Dynamic Visco-elasticity of its Blends with Polyethylene-terephthalate, Appl. Rheol. 17 (2007) 64510.
Chelsea A. Braybrook, Jennifer A. Lee, Philip J. Bates, Marianna Kontopoulou
Development of a Sliding Plate Rheometer to Measure the High Frequency Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer Melts
Appl. Rheol. 17:6 (2007) 62563 (8 pages)
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A newly designed and constructed sliding plate rheometer is used to measure the high frequency (210 Hz) linear viscoelastic
properties of two model polymers: polybutene (PB) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Using well-known rheological models,
extrapolations of the viscoelastic measurements obtained on a rotational parallel plate rheometer to a frequency of 210 Hz
are used to assess the performance of the high frequency sliding plate rheometer. Good agreement between the extrapolated
and measured data demonstrates the ability of the sliding plate rheometer to measure the high frequency rheological
properties of both Newtonian and shear-thinning materials.
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Braybrook CA, Lee JA, Bates PJ, Kontopoulou M: Development of a Sliding Plate Rheometer to Measure the High Frequency Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer Melts, Appl. Rheol. 17 (2007) 62563.
Martin Kroger
Landmark paper index: Application to rheological (η) journals
Appl. Rheol. 17:6 (2007) 66494 (6 pages)
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We apply the Landmark Paper Index (LPI), calculate and analyze indices for all papers published in rheological journals (`η-journals')
between 1991 and 2007. We discuss the effect of formal criteria on the LPI.
► Cite this publication as follows:
Kroger M: Landmark paper index: Application to rheological (η) journals, Appl. Rheol. 17 (2007) 66494.
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