Polymer Fluids Group

The Polymer Fluids Group, led by Professor Malcolm Mackley, conducts research on the flow behaviour of materials. The key research areas of the group include:

• The rheological behaviour and processing of polymers, including flow instabilities, crystallisation and two-phase flow.
• The processing of novel filled polymer systems, such as the rheological behaviour of carbon nano tubes in polymer matrices.
• The development of the MultiPass Rheometer, a unique twin barrelled piston rheometer developed by Professor Mackley.
• The rheology of chocolate and its processing by cold extrusion.
• The development of oscillatory flow mixing for chemical reactions. In particular its use to prepare biofuels.
• Innovative polymer processing techniques, including foaming and the development of microcapillary films.

The group has generated a wide range of scientific images and video sequences, which can be accessed from here.