Rheology Quiz

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  1. What effect does broadening the molecular weight distribution and increasing the molecular weigh have on the viscosity curve?
  2. If given two polymers of the same molecular weight and only a melt indexer, how would you determine which polymer had the broader molecular weight distribution?
  3. Plot both the shear viscosity and elongational viscosity of a polymer.  If the polymer is Newtonian, what is the relationship between the two?
  4. How is the viscosity of a polymer corrected for changes in temperature?
  5. Describe a laboratory technique for determining the consistency and power law constant for a polymer.

 

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