Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, 2 Volume Set

by Bird, R. Byron; Curtiss, Charles F.; Armstrong, Robert C.; Hassager, Ole

• ISBN13: 9780471518440
• ISBN10: 0471518441
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-01-16
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

This two-volume work is detailed enough to serve as a text and comprehensive enough to stand as a reference. Volume 1, Fluid Mechanics, summarizes the key experiments that show how polymeric fluids differ from structurally simple fluids, then presents, in rough historical order, various methods for solving polymer fluid dynamics problems. Volume 2, Kinetic Theory, uses molecular models and the methods of statistical mechanics to obtain relations between bulk flow behavior and polymer structure. Includes end-of-chapter problems and extensive appendixes.

Author Biography

Robert Byron Bird is a chemical engineer and professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is known for his research in transport phenomena of non-Newtonian fluids, including fluid dynamics of polymers, polymer kinetic theory, and rheology. Charles F. Curtiss is the author of Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, 2 Volume Set, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Volume 1: NEWTONIAN VERSUS NON-NEWTONIAN BEHAVIOR.

Review of Newtonian Fluid Dynamics.

Flow Phenomena in Polymeric Liquids.

Material Functions for Polymeric Liquids.

ELEMENTARY CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS AND THEIR USE IN SOLVING FLUID DYNAMICS PROBLEMS.

The Generalized Newtonian Fluid.

The General Linear Viscoelastic Fluid.

NONLINEAR VISCOELASTIC CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS AND THEIR USE IN SOLVING FLUID DYNAMICS PROBLEMS.

The Retarded Motion Expansion.

Differential Constitutive Equations.

Single-Integral Constitutive Equations.

CONTINUUM MECHANICS AND ITS USE IN SOLVING FLUID DYNAMICS PROBLEMS.

Continuum Mechanics Concepts.

Fluid Dynamics of Rheometry.

Volume 2: POLYMER MODELS AND EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES.

Mechanical Models for Polymer Molecules.

Equilibrium Configurations of Polymer Molecules.

ELEMENTARY APPROACH TO KINETIC THEORY.

Elastic Dumbbell Models.

The Rigid Dumbbell and Multibead Models.

The Bead-Spring Chain Models.

General Bead-Rod Spring Models.

A GENERAL PHASE-SPACE KINECTIC THEORY.

Phase-Space Theory of Polymeric Liquids.

Phase-Space Theory for Dilute Solutions.

Phase-Space Theory for Concentrated Solutions and Melts.

ELEMENTARY KINETIC THEORY FOR NETWORK MODELS.

Network Theories for Polymer Melts and Concentrated Solutions.