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On the design of co-extrusion dies for polymeric multilayer products
The authors would like to acknowledge the funding by FEDER funds through the
COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation
for Science and Technology under the projects UIDB/05256/2020/UIDP/05256/2020 and
TSSiPRO - Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Innovative Products (NORTE-01-
0145-FEDER-000015). The authors also acknowledge the support of the computational
clusters Search-ON2 (NORTE-07-0162-FEDER-000086) and Minho Advanced
Computing Center (MACC). M.M. Martins would like to thank also the support of the
University Centre - Catholic of Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Using computational modelling to improve the insight regarding multi-layer polymer flows in co-extrusion
Polymer multilayer co-extrusion is a manufacturing process wherein two or more polymers
feed a common extrusion die to form a layered product, aiming to combine in a synergic
way the properties of the individual polymers comprising each layer [1]. The usual
manufacturing approach starts by co-extruding two layers which are duplicated in each
Interfacial Surface Generator Module (ISGM) employed, see Figure 1. This is achieved by
dividing the flow of the two inlet layers (AB) in the division region, deforming and
overlapping the two individual streams, which are subsequently joined in the junction region
to reach a 4 layer structure (ABAB) [2]. In this way, each ISGM employed allows duplicating
the number of layers in the final product.This work is funded by National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for
Science and Technology, Reference UID/CTM/50025/2019. The authors would like
also to thank the support of the Search Cluster, Project TSSIPRO - Portugal and
University Centre - Catholic of Santa Catarina - Brazil
Verification and validation of openInjMoldSim, an open-source solver to model the filling stage of thermoplastic injection molding
In the present study, the simulation of the three-dimensional (3D) non-isothermal, non-Newtonian fluid flow of polymer melts is investigated. In particular, the filling stage of thermoplastic injection molding is numerically studied with a solver implemented in the open-source computational library O p e n F O A M ® . The numerical method is based on a compressible two-phase flow model, developed following a cell-centered unstructured finite volume discretization scheme, combined with a volume-of-fluid (VOF) technique for the interface capturing. Additionally, the Cross-WLF (Williams–Landel–Ferry) model is used to characterize the rheological behavior of the polymer melts, and the modified Tait equation is used as the equation of state. To verify the numerical implementation, the code predictions are first compared with analytical solutions, for a Newtonian fluid flowing through a cylindrical channel. Subsequently, the melt filling process of a non-Newtonian fluid (Cross-WLF) in a rectangular cavity with a cylindrical insert and in a tensile test specimen are studied. The predicted melt flow front interface and fields (pressure, velocity, and temperature) contours are found to be in good agreement with the reference solutions, obtained with the proprietary software M o l d e x 3 D ® . Additionally, the computational effort, measured by the elapsed wall-time of the simulations, is analyzed for both the open-source and proprietary software, and both are found to be similar for the same level of accuracy, when the parallelization capabilities of O p e n F O A M ® are employed.This work is funded by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds
through FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) under the projects UID-B/05256/2020,
UID-P/05256/2020, MOLDPRO-Aproximações multi-escala para moldação por injeção de materiais plásticos
(POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016665), and FAMEST-Footwear, Advanced Materials, Equipment’s and Software
Technologies (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024529)
Development of the drag coefficient of a sphere translating through a viscoelastic fluid
Presentation at 15th OpenFOAM Workshop, June 22-25, 2020, Arlington, VA, USA
Using computational modelling to study extensional rheometry tests for inelastic fluids
The present work focuses on the extensional rheometry test, performed with the Sentmanat extensional rheometer (SER) device, and its main objectives are: (i) to establish the modelling
requirements, such as the geometry of the computational domain, initial and boundary conditions,
appropriate case setup, and (ii) to investigate the effect of self-induced errors, namely on the sample
dimensions and test temperature, on the extensional viscosity obtained through the extensional rheometry tests. The definition of the modelling setup also comprised the selection of the appropriate
mesh refinement level to model the process and the conclusion that gravity can be neglected without
affecting the numerical predictions. The subsequent study allowed us to conclude that the errors on
the sample dimensions have similar effects, originating differences on the extensional viscosity proportional to the induced variations. On the other hand, errors of a similar order of magnitude on
the test temperature promote a significant difference in the predicted extensional viscosity.This work was funded by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 Program and National Funds through FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the projects UIDB/05256/2020/, UIDP/05256/2020, CPCA/A2/6202/2020, CPCA_A2_6231_2020, NORTE-08-5369-
FSE-000034, under program IMPULSE-Polímeros e Compósitos: Drivers da Inovação Tecnológica e
da Competitividade Industrial
Preparo de soluções.
Introdução; Cuidados gerais no preparo das soluções; Concentração de soluções; Diluição de soluções; Transformações mais usadas; exercicios sobre calculos de soluções;bitstream/CNPA-2009-09/14619/1/CIRTEC42.pd
Eco-friendly polymeric material for horticulture application
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA), was mixed with wood fibers, coffee grounds, fertilizer and a foaming agent to developed a ecofriendly
material to be used in horticulture. The developed materials should have mechanical properties similar to PLA,
increasing biodegradability and lower price. The materials were prepared by melt processing in an internal mixer at 190ºC
and were characterized by several techniques. The mechanical properties of the bio-composites, measured by flexural tests,
were similar to neat PLA even with a reduction of 40 wt. % of polymer. Biodegradation assessment by composting tests in
aerobic environment demonstrated that the green materials developed exhibited higher biodegradability than PLA.
Bio-composites containing wood fibers and fertilizer revealed to be the most suitable for horticulture application, since these
can combine mechanical properties, biodegradability and fertilizer release. Moreover, this green material has two main
advantages, it can be prepared using materials from natural resources and does not generate any residue after use
Are the Tails of Percolation Thresholds Gaussians ?
The probability distribution of percolation thresholds in finite lattices
were first believed to follow a normal Gaussian behaviour. With increasing
computer power and more efficient simulational techniques, this belief turned
to a stretched exponential behaviour, instead. Here, based on a further
improvement of Monte Carlo data, we show evidences that this question is not
yet answered at all.Comment: 7 pages including 3 figure
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