Computer Simulations of Dilute Polymer Solutions: Chain Overlaps and Entanglements
Description:
Chain conformations and the presence of chain overlaps and entanglements in dilute polymer solutions have been analyzed. The fundamental problem of existence of chain overlaps in dilute solutions is related to the drag reduction phenomenon (DR). Even though DR occurs in solutions with the concentration of only few parts per million (ppm), some theories suggest that entanglements may play an important role in DR mechanism. Brownian dynamics technique have been used to perform simulations of dilu…
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Date:
August 1996
Creator:
Drewniak, Marta
Partner:
UNT Libraries