Programme
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| July 30, 2013 | ||
| Time | Event | Presentation Title |
| 7:00-8:20 | Registration | |
| 8:20-8:30 | Welcome | |
| (Chairman: A. Jeffrey Giacomin) | SLIP OF POLYMER MELTS | |
| 8:30-9:10 Plenary lecture |
Savvas Hatzikiriakos The University of British Columbia, Canada |
Wall Slip of Linear Polymers (HDPEs) |
| 9:10-9:40 | Paula M. Wood-Adams Concordia University Montreal, Canada |
Microfluidics Study of the Effect of Polydispersity on Interfacial Slip of Polymer Melts |
| 9:40-10:10 | Cofee break & Exhibition | |
| (Chairman: Manfred H. Wagner) | ELONGATIONAL RHEOLOGY OF POLYMER MELTS I | |
| 10:10-10:50 Plenary lecture |
Helmut Münstedt Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
Elongational Experiments on Polymer Melts and Their Assessment |
| 10:50-11:20 | Zdeněk Starý Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
On the Viscosity Maximum during Uniaxial Extension: Material Property or Measuring Artifact? |
| 11:20-11:50 | Joao M. Maia Case Western Reserve University, USA |
True Ultra-high Strain Constant Rate and Stress Uniaxial Extensional Rheometry |
| 11:50-12:20 | Martin Zatloukal Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Evaluation of Temperature-strain rate Dependent Uniaxial and Planar Elongational Viscosities for Branched LDPE Polymer Melt |
| 12:20-13:50 | Lunch & Exhibition | |
| (Chairman: Frederik Desplentere) | EXTRUSION FLOW MODELING | |
| 13:50-14:20 | Olga S. Carneiro University of Minho, Portugal |
Effect of Polymer Melt Wall Slip on the Flow Balance of Profile Extrusion Dies |
| 14:20-14:50 | João M. Nóbrega University of Minho, Portugal |
On the Performance of a 2D Unstructured Computational Rheology Code on a GPU |
| 14:50-15:20 | Cofee break & Exhibition | |
| (Chairman: Zdeněk Starý) | NANOCOMPOSITES AND POLYMER BLENDS | |
| 15:20-15:50 | Ana Vera Machado University of Minho, Portugal |
Rheology as a Tool to Follow Hybrid Nanocomposites Preparation |
| 15:50-16:20 | Ivan Fortelný Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry ASCR, Czech Republic |
Description of the Flow Induced Coalescence in Immiscible Polymer Blends – Advances and Persisting Problems |
| 18:30 | Conference dinner | |
July 31, 2013 |
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| (Chairman: Helmut Münstedt) | ELONGATIONAL RHEOLOGY OF POLYMER MELTS II | |
| 8:00-8:40 Plenary lecture |
Manfred H. Wagner Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin), Germany |
Elongational Flow of Polymer Melts at Constant Strain Rate, Constant Stress and Constant Force |
| 8:40-9:10 | Víctor H. Rolón-Garrido Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin), Germany |
Photo-oxidation of LDPE: Effects on Elongational Viscosity |
| 9:10-9:40 | Petr Filip Institute of Hydrodynamics ASCR, Czech Republic |
On the (Ir)Reproducibility of Measurements of Elongational Viscosity Using an SER Universal Testing Platform |
| 9:40-10:40 | Cofee break & Poster section & Exhibition | |
| Matthias Kruse Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin), Germany |
Rheological Characterization of Degradation and Polycondensation of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Melt in Air and in Nitrogen | |
| Ales Obr SILON s.r.o, Czech Republic |
Investigation of Crosslinking Behaviour of Silane Grafted Polyethylene through Rheology | |
| Zdeněk Starý Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
Shear Induced Electrical Behaviour of Conductive Polymer Composites | |
| Jiri Drabek Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Rheological Evaluation of Melt Blown Polymer Melt | |
| Takeshi Kitano Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Effect of Strain on Viscoelastic Behavior of Fresh, Swelled and Mineralized PVP-CMC Hydrogel | |
| Jan Musil Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Characterization of Die Drool Sample Produced by HDPE Melt Extrusion | |
| Kamil Kyas Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Effect of Rheological Parameters on Curing Rate during NBR Injection Molding | |
| Roman Kolarik Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Evaluation of Variational Principle Based Model for LDPE Large Scale Film Blowing Process | |
| Petr Slobodian Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Deformation Theory of an Electro-conductive Composite Composed of Entangled Network of Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Elastic Polyurethane | |
| Rushita Shah Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Morphology, Absorptivity and Viscoelastic Properties of Mineralized PVP-CMC Hydrogel | |
| Petra Peer Institute of Hydrodynamics ASCR, Czech Republic |
Quality of Nanofibrous Web in Dependence on the Preparation of Polymer Solutions | |
| Dusan Kimmer SPUR a.s., Czech Republic |
The Effect of Nanofiber Based Filter Morphology on Bacteria Deactivation during Water Filtration | |
| (Chairman: Joao M. Maia) | INTRODUCTION OF NOVEL RHEOLOGICAL TOOLS | |
| 10:40-11:10 | Michael Ringhofer Anton Paar GmbH, Austria |
The possibilities of a rheometer with two EC motors: MCR 702 TwinDrive™ |
| 11:10-11:40 | Bernd Jakob ThermoFisher Scientific, Germany |
Relevant Process Parameters for Twin Screw Compounding |
| 11:40-13:10 | Lunch & Exhibition | |
| (Chairman: Savvas Hatzikiriakos) | EXTRUSION INSTABILITIES IN PLASTICS INDUSTRY | |
| 13:10-13:50 Plenary lecture |
A. Jeffrey Giacomin University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
Die Drool and Die Drool Theory |
| 13:50-14:20 | Jan Musil Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Historical Review of Die Drool Phenomenon during Plastics Extrusion |
| 14:20-14:50 | Jiri Svabik Compuplast International, Inc., Czech Republic |
Numerical Simulation of Extrusion: A Good Tool for Troubleshooting Extrusion Problems |
| 14:50-15:20 | Cofee break & Exhibition | |
| (Chairman: Olga S. Carneiro) | MODELING AND SIMULATION | |
| 15:20-15:50 | Frederik Desplentere KHBO(Association KU Leuven), Belgium |
Influence of the Power Law Index on the Fiber Breakage during Injection Molding by Numerical Simulations |
| 15:50-16:20 | Roman Kolarik Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Investigation of Heat Transfer in 9-Layer Film Blowing Process by using Variational Principles |
| 16:20-16:50 | Wannes Sambaer Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic |
Effect of Particle-Fiber Friction Coefficient on Ultrafine Aerosol Particles Clogging in Nanofiber Based Filter |
| 16:50 | End of the conference | |