The influence of glass fibers on elongational viscosity studied by means of optical coherence tomography and X-ray computed tomography

  • Andreas Buchsbaum (Speaker)
  • Heise, B. (Speaker)
  • Dietmar Salaberger (Speaker)
  • Stefan Schausberger (Speaker)
  • Michael Aigner (Speaker)
  • Thomas Köpplmayr (Speaker)
  • Christian Lang (Speaker)
  • Michael Leitner (Speaker)
  • Stifter, D. (Speaker)
  • Ivana Burzic (Speaker)
  • Jürgen Miethlinger (Speaker)

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Description

We report on the flow characteristics of glass-fiber-reinforced polymers in elongational rheometry. Unlike polymers with geometrically isotropic fillers, glass-fiber-reinforced polymers exhibit flow behavior and rheology that depend heavily on the orientation, the length distribution and the content of the fibers. One of the primary objectives of this study was to determine the effect of fiber orientation, concentration and distribution on the entrance pressure drop by means of optical coherence tomography (OCT), full-field optical coherence microscopy (FF-OCM), and X-ray computed tomography (X-CT). Both pressure drop and melt flow were analyzed using a special elongation die (Thermo Scientific X-Die [3]) for inline measurements. Samples with a variety of fiber volume fractions, fiber lengths and processing temperatures were measured.
Period17 Jul 2013
Event title29th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society
Event typeConference
LocationGermanyShow on map

Fields of science

  • 205012 Polymer processing
  • 104 Chemistry
  • 205011 Polymer engineering

JKU Focus areas

  • Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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