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Polystyrene PS648 inlet optical birefringence pattern, piston speed 1.4mm/s


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Hassell, David 

Abstract

The optical birefringence pattern obtained from polystyrene PS648 flowing through a narrow slit. Experiment conducted on the Cambridge Multi Pass Rheometer (MPR4) at a piston speed of 1.4 mm/s at 170C. Video shows the inlet flow (from bottom to top).

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Conditions: Material=DOW polystyrene PS648, Mw~333kg/mol, polydispersity~2.0, Temperature=170 degrees celsius, Piston speed=1.40mm/s, slit width=0.6mm, slit length=8mm, slit depth=10mm

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rheology, polystyrene, birefringence, multi-pass rheometer

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EPSRC, funded through the second Microscale Polymer Processing consortium.