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On-Line Birefringence Measurement in Film Blowing of a Linear Low Density Polyethylene

  • A. Ghaneh-Fard , P. J. Carreau und P. G. Lafleur
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 22. Juni 2013
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Abstract

Blown film properties depend on the thermo-mechanical history experienced by molten polymer during biaxial deformation. In this study on-line birefringence measurements along the length of the bubble in film blowing of a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) were carried out in order to assess the stress level in the melt zone and total orientation in the solid zone. Bubble temperature measurements were carried out to find out the onset and the end of crystallization. Strain rates were also determined from bubble diameter and axial velocity measurements. We have focused on the effects of key processing parameters on the thermo-mechanical history of polymers. The relations between the birefringence and temperature profiles are described. The birefringence value is shown to be very small in the molten zone and increases rapidly as crystallization proceeds. The birefringence of the solidified film is strongly dominated by the crystalline phase contribution. Stresses in the molten blown film were calculated using the data of birefringence and pressure inside the bubble. The birefringence technique appears to be a promising but limited tool to determine stresses occurring in film blowing.


* Mail address: Prof. P. J. Carreau, Centre de recherche appliquée sur les polymère, (CRASP), Dept. of Chemical Eng., Ecole Polytechnique, P.O. Box 6079, Stn “Centre Ville”, Montreal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada

Received: 1996-9-19
Accepted: 1996-12-5
Published Online: 2013-06-22
Published in Print: 1997-05-01

© 1997, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

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