Heat transfer to molten polymer flow in tubes Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractThis article presents the results of a numerical study (finite differences) of the heat transfer problem in flowing polymer melts. The tube wall is assumed to be at a constant temperature. The rheological behavior of the melt is described by a power law temperature‐dependent model. A convective and a viscous dissipation term are included in the energy equation. Temperature profiles, bulk temperatures, and Nusselt numbers are presented for a variety of flow entry temperatures.

authors

• Agur, EE
• Vlachopoulos, John

status

• published 

publication date

• March 1981

has subject area

• 03 Chemical Sciences (FoR)
• 09 Engineering (FoR)
• Polymers (Science Metrix)

published in

• Journal of Applied Polymer Science  Journal

keywords

• Physical Sciences
• Polymer Science
• Science & Technology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/app.1981.070260302

start page

• 765

end page

• 773

volume

• 26

issue

• 3