Rheology of Composites
- Introduction to the composite materials and importance of rheology in their application
- Introduction to Tensors (Scalars, vectors and Tensors)
- Algebra operation for scalars, vectors, and tensors. Einstein notation
- Differential operation on Tensors, Gradient
Divergence, laplacian,
- Mass balance equation using tensor operation
- Momentum balance using tensor operation
- Introduction of constitutive equation and its role in the momentum balance equation
- Review of Newtonian flow problems
- Classification of the flow to shear and non shear flow
- Stress measurement in standard flows
- Material Functions; Creep and SAOS
- Material functions; shear and elongational flows
- Material Functions; effect of material and flow parameters
- Generalized Newtonian Fluid
- Constitutive equation for memory fluid
- Maxwell model and Generalized Maxwell model
- Simple shear flow analysis for Maxwell fluid
- Advanced constitutive equations, Lodge model