2002 -04 -03
10 :15 at ML J 21

Exponential Shear Flow of Polymer Liquids

David C. Venerus

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center of Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616

There has been considerable interest in the exponential shearing flow of viscoelastic liquids during the past 15 years. Most interest centers around the desire to stretch chains in a manner similar to that accomplished in elongational flows, which are rather difficult to perform