Review of Non-Newtonian Mathematical Models for Rheological Characteristics of Viscoelastic Composites
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53584#.VMng2CzQrzE Author(s) Robenson Cherizol 1,2,3* , Mohini Sain 1,3 , Jimi Tjong 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada . 2 Powertrain Engineering Research & Development Centre, Ford Motor Company, Windsor, Canada . 3 Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada . ABSTRACT This study presents an overview of viscoelastic characteristics of biocomposites derived of natural-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymers and predictive models has been presented in order to understand their rheological behavior. Various constitutive equations are reviewed for a better understanding of their applicability to polymer melt in determining the viscosity. The models to be investigated are the Giesekus-Leonov model,...