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Capillary Rheometer
Capillary Rheometer
∆P R
2
r
2
u(r) = 1 −
4 µ L R
Hagen-Poiseuille law for pressure driven flow of Newtonian
fluids inside a tube:
8Q −4
∆P = µL R
π
Fluidodinamica 15/10/2007 FDS
Capillary Rheometer Analysis
Shear rate:
True shear rate for
du ∆P 4Q Newtonian fluids but
γɺ = = R= = γɺ apparent Apparent shear rate ( γɺ app)
dr 2µL πR 3
for non-Newtonian fluids
τw
η app =
γɺ app
- Applying the “no-slip” boundary condition and eliminating r with the aid
of eq. (1)
τ 3W Q τW du
= ∫ τ dτ
2
πR 3 0
dr
4Q 3 1 d lnQ 3 1 d lnQ
γɺ W = +
3
= γɺ app + (2)
πR 4 4 d lnτ W 4 4 d lnτ W
∴ The Real Viscosity
of the polymer melt is:
τw
η=
γɺ W
d lnQ 1
=
d lnτ W n
4Q 3n + 1
γɺ W =
πR 3 4n
∆Pres~0
∆Pcap
In reality
∆Ptotal = ∆Pres + ∆Pe + ∆Pcap
Fluidodinamica 15/10/2007 FDS
Entrance Pressure Drop
Newtonian Fluids and some Fluids with pronounced non-
melts such as HDPE and PP Newtonian behaviour
∆P
τW =
L
2 + e
R