ISSN:
1435-1528
Keywords:
Transport properties
;
thermal conductivity
;
FENE dumbbell model
;
polymer solutions
;
thermal diffusion
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The phase-space kinetic theory for polymeric liquid mixtures has been further developed for molecular models without internal constraints. The theory provides expressions for the mass, momentum, and energy fluxes, each of which may in general be influenced by concentration, velocity, and temperature gradients. To illustrate the use of these results, the thermal conductivity for a dilute polymer solution is derived; the FENE dumbbell model is used to describe the mechanical behavior of the polymer chains. The Hookean dumbbell results can be obtained by letting the “finite extensibility parameter” b tend to infinity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00396036
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