Polymer Rheology (GATE XE) — GATE Engineering Sciences (XE) Prep
Flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, different flow equations, dependence of shear modulus on temperature, molecular/segmental deformations at different zones and transitions; Measurements of rheological parameters by capillary, parallel plate, cone-plate rheometer. viscoelasticity, creep and stress relaxation, oscillatory or dynamic testing, mechanical models, control of rheological characteristics through compounding, rubber curing in parallel plate viscometer, ODR and MDR.
- Exam: GATE Engineering Sciences (XE)
- Section: XE5 Polymer Science and Engineering (35M, choose any two)