Principles of Polymer Engineering Rheology

Provides the basic background needed by engineers to determine experimentally and interpret the rheological behavior of polymer melts—including not only traditional pure melts but also solutions and compounds containing anisotropic (fiber or disc) or colloidal particles—and apply it to analyze flow in processing operations. Experimental foundations of modern rheology and rheo-optics and the interpretation of experimental data are covered, which also develops the fundamentals of continuum me...