Modeling flow induced crystallization in film casting of polypropylene

Data from iPP film casting experiments served as a basis to model the effect of flow on polymer crystallization kinetics. These data describe the temperature, width, velocity and crystallinity distributions along the drawing direction under conditions permitting crystallization along the draw length.In order to model the effect of flow on crystallization kinetics, a modification of a previously defined quiescent kinetic model was adopted. This modification consisted in using a higher melting temperature than in the original quiescent model. The reason for the modification was to account for an increase of crystallization temperature due to entropy decrease of the flowing melt. This entropy decrease was calculated from the molecular orientation on the basis of rubber elasticity theory applied to the entangled and elongated melt. The evolution of molecular orientation (elongation) during the film casting experiments was calculated using a non-linear dumbbell model which considers the relaxation time, obtained from normal stress difference and viscosity functions, to be a function of the deformation rate.The comparison between experimental distributions and model based crystallinity distributions was satisfactory.     

轴对称压—弯下圆板中圆脱层的后屈曲扩展

本文分析了周边承受轴对称压一弯载荷的圆板中薄圆脱层的后屈曲扩展.运用基于四阶龙格-库塔积分公式的打靶法得到无量纲形式Von Karman非线性方程组的单参数解族.利用与路径无关的M积分导出能量释放率表达式并给出相应的数值解.文中还探讨了分叉、跳跃及扩展的可能性.     

Polymerization of propene by post-metallocene catalysts

In the last few years several non-metallocene catalysts have been disclosed as efficient catalysts for the stereospecific polymerization of propene. In this paper we summarize some recent literature data and some new results concerning the stereochemical mechanism of propene polymerization promoted by late transition metal systems and group 4 metal bis(phenoxyimine) systems. NMR analysis of the fine structure of the polymers obtained, in some cases using isotopically enriched reagents, provides valuable information on the regiochemistry and stereochemistry of the polymerization.