Measuring the full stress tensor of sheared polymeric liquid using optical techniques

Eric F. Brown*, Wesley R. Burghardt

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Abstract

We have designed an optical apparatus which probes the full stress tensor using a single flow cell. The innovation of this work is to send light at multiple angles with respect to the flow. At an arbitrary angel, the birefringence depends on all three material functions. Different angles can be sampled at the same strain to calculate the three independent stress components. The data collected to date illustrate the soundness of the technique, while improvements to the apparatus should allow quantitative measurements of the full stress tensor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)349-350
Number of pages2
JournalPolymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering
Volume69
StatePublished - Dec 1 1993
EventProceedings of the American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials - Science and Engineering - Chicago, IL, USA
Duration: Jun 11 1993Jun 11 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Polymers and Plastics

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