Multiscale simulation of history-dependent flow in entangled polymer melts

• Published in: Europhysics letters Vol. 96; no. 1; p. 18002
• Main Authors: Murashima, T, Taniguchi, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.10.2011; EPS, SIF, EDP Sciences and IOP Publishing
• Subjects: 83.10.Rs; 83.60.Df; 83.80.Sg

Predicting the flow of an entangled polymer melt is still difficult because of its multiscale characteristics. We have developed a novel multiscale simulation technique to investigate the history-dependent flow behavior of entangled polymer melts. The technique involves using a smoothed particle hyd...