Abstract:A cohesive binding-force-based model has been developed to predict solid particulate agglomerate break up in fluids sheared volumes leading to particle dispersion in polymer melt extrusion processes. Particle-particle, particlepolymer, and particle-modifier-polymer interactions are modeled using adaptions from Hamaker's approach. This leads to an analytical molecular attraction approach that captures the effects of: (1) particle-particle agglomerate cohesion based on material properties and structure, (2) the … Show more
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