Testing viscometric predictions of the internal viscosity model,using dilute viscous theta solutions

A stress-symmetrized internal viscosity (I.V.) model for flexible polymer chains, proposed by Bazua and Williams, is scrutinized for its theoretical predictions of complex viscosity^* () = – i and non-Newtonian viscosity (), where is frequency and is shear stress. Parameters varied are the number of submolecules,N (i.e., molecular weightM = NM_s); the hydrodynamic interaction,h^*; and/f, where andf are the I.V. and friction coefficients of the submolecule. Detailed examination is made of the eigenvalues_p (N, h^*) and how they can be estimated by various approximations, and property predictions are made for these approximations.Comparisons are made with data from our preceding companion paper, representing intrinsic properties [], [], [] in very viscous theta solutions, so that theoretical foundations of the model are fulfilled. It is found that [ ()] data can be predicted well, but that [ ()] data cannot be matched at high. The latter deficiency is attributed in part to unrealistic predictions of coil deformation in shear.