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A Design to Study Flow Induced Crystallization in a Multipass Rheometer

  • J.-W. Housmans , L. Balzano , D. Santoro , G. W. M. Peters and H. E. H. Meijer
Published/Copyright: April 6, 2013
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Abstract

The design and performance of a flow geometry for the multipass rheometer (MPR) is described, creating an experimental setup to study in-situ and ex-situ structure and morphology development with a proper control over the processing conditions and shear history. The slit used is equipped with diamond windows, to combine flow with different experimental techniques, such as optical microscopy (OM), birefringence and X-ray scattering. In this paper we present preliminary results, obtained on isotactic polypropylene, that demonstrate the possibilities of this device for more extended future research. The focus is on the in-situ birefringence measurements of crystallization and the relation with the final morphology.


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Received: 2008-09-24
Accepted: 2009-02-13
Published Online: 2013-04-06
Published in Print: 2009-05-01

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