The Cox-Merz, Rutgers-Delaware and Laun Rules Dissected (Summer 2011)

Friday, August 5, 2011

Presentations

  • Chirag Kalelkar, The Cox-Merz Rule
  • Vivek Sharma, Laun's Rule

Papers

  • Cox W. P., Merz E. H., Correlation of dynamic and steady flow viscosities, Journal of Polymer Science 28 (1958) 619-622. DOI 10.1002/pol.1958.1202811812.
  • Laun H. M., Prediction of elastic strains of polymer melts in shear and elongation, Journal of Rheology 30 (1986) 459-501. DOI 10.1122/1.549855.
  • Doraiswamy D., Mujumdar A. N., Tsao I., Beris A. N., Danforth S. C., Metzner A. B., The Cox-Merz rule extended: A rheological model for concentrated suspensions and other materials with yield stress, Journal of Rheology 35 (1991) 647-685. DOI 10.1122/1.550184.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Presentations

  • Chirag Kalelkar, Discussion of Rutgers-Delaware rule |  Download

Papers

  • Doraiswamy D., et. al., Journal of Rheology, 35 (1991) 647.
  • Krieger, I., Journal of Rheology, 36 (1992) 215.
  • Cox, W., and Merz, E., Journal of Polymer Science, 28 (1958) 619.
  • Barnes, H., Hutton, J., and Walters, K., Introduction to Rheology, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1989).