Rheology and Processing of Polymers
2 The following data were obtained for a solution 2% (PIB) (polyisobutylene) in Primol-355 at 25°C:
Viscosity (Pa.s) Shear rate (s^-1)
6560 0.00173
5770 0.00274
4990 0.00434
4200 0.00866
3220 0.0137
2190 0.0274
1640 0.0434
1050 0.0866
766 0.137
490 0.274
348
223
163
104
77
68
58
0.434
0.866
1.37
2.74
4.34
5.46
6.88
Find the constants of the Cross and Carreau models that describe these data and plot the graphs of viscosity vs. shear rate. Finally, plot the flow curve of this solution.