Thursday, 3 October 2024
Presentations
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Introduction / Key Concepts by Gareth McKinley
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Basic Outline / Primer on the Doi-Edwards Reptation Theory by Isaac Pincus
Papers
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McLeish, T. (2008). A tangled tale of topological fluids. Physics today, 61(8), 40-45.
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Doi, M., & Edwards, S. F. (1978). Dynamics of concentrated polymer systems. Part 1.—Brownian motion in the equilibrium state. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics, 74, 1789-1801.
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Graessley, W. W. (1980). Polymer chain dimensions and the dependence of viscoelastic properties on concentration, molecular weight and solvent power. Polymer, 21(3), 258-262.
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Presentations
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Chain Stretch (CS) and the Doi-Edwards-Marrucci-Grizzuti (DEMG) Model by Lucas Warwaruk
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Diffusive Constraint Release (DCR) and Origins of the 3.4 Power by Laurel Kroo
Papers
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Larson, R. G., & Desai, P. S. (2015). Modeling the rheology of polymer melts and solutions. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 47(1), 47-65.
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Doi, M. (1983). Explanation for the 3.4‐power law for viscosity of polymeric liquids on the basis of the tube model. Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Edition, 21(5), 667-684.
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Milner, S. T., & McLeish, T. C. B. (1998). Reptation and contour-length fluctuations in melts of linear polymers. Physical Review Letters, 81(3), 725.
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Presentations
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Convective Constraint Release (CCR) by Mohua Das
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The Rolie-Poly Model (CS + DCR + CCR) by Nicholas King
Papers
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Marrucci, G. (1996). Dynamics of entanglements: A nonlinear model consistent with the Cox-Merz rule. Journal of non-newtonian fluid mechanics, 62(2-3), 279-289.
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Likhtman, A. E., & Graham, R. S. (2003). Simple constitutive equation for linear polymer melts derived from molecular theory: Rolie–Poly equation. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 114(1), 1-12.
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Lennon, K. R., McKinley, G. H., & Swan, J. W. (2021). The medium amplitude response of nonlinear Maxwell–Oldroyd type models in simple shear. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 295, 104601.