The objective of this work was to study the development polypropylene (PP) foams with low density (<100 kg m−3) using a CO2 batch process. To carry out study, we used PP-g-MA that chemically modified by reactive extrusion obtain polymer branched structures. Two reagent systems were selected on basis chemical reactions maleic anhydride—the first one is based reaction between anhydride and primar...

Rheological techniques and methods have been employed for many decades in the characterization of polymers. Originally developed and used on synthetic polymers, rheology has then found much interest in the field of natural (bio) polymers. This review concentrates on introducing the fundamentals of rheology and on discussing the rheological aspects and properties of the two major classes of biop...

The primary purpose of this chapter is to present an approach for developing nonparametric models for magneto-rheological (MR) dampers. Upon describing the approach adopted here, a non-parametric model for a commercial magneto-rheological damper is developed, and is compared with a parametric model from an earlier study. The results show that the proposed non-parametric model can more effective...

The rheological properties of the CMT gel were analysed. Data are presented to demonstrate that the gel is a non-homogenous, visco-elastic, non-Newtonian fluid with rheopectic, and rheodestructive behaviour. The fundamental chemistry of the CMT is reviewed and a modified theory of gel formation is presented. The implications of the rheological properties and modified theory of gel formation for...

Magnetorheological fluids have received widespread attention as smart materials due to their tunable properties. MRF consists of three key components including, soft magnetic particles, carrier liquids, and additives. This review details the characteristics, composition, and rheological principle of MRF, working principle of MRF devices, and their applications in other engineering arenas. The a...

The aim of present study was to determine the viscoelastic properties of the model mixtures of the selected pasted polysaccharides. The initial material was maize starch (SK), mixed with guar gum (GG). Rheological tests were performed in time domain. Theoretical analysis covered adaptation of some achievements of phenomenological theory of viscoelasticity, which were applied during interpretati...

In this paper, the unsteady flow of non-Newtonian fluid through a porous medium when an external magnetic field is applied is investigated. The non linear equation of motion is transformed to a similarity differential equation which is solved using the method of successive approximations. The rheological effects are shown and discussed on the velocity profile in terms of rheological parameter o...