Flow of molten mesophase pitch
1982; Elsevier BV; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0008-6223(82)90011-2
ISSN1873-3891
Autores Tópico(s)Material Dynamics and Properties
ResumoThe rheological behavior of molten mesophase pitch has become a subject of major scientific curiosity as well as of technological importance. With the exception of a few recent studies, the early experimental techniques were not entirely adequate for precise rheological characterization of such a complex fluid as molten mesophase pitch. A reasonably extensive literature, therefore, does not seem to exist on mesophase pitch rheology. The factors which could contribute to the difficulties of accurately measuring the apparent viscosity of carbonaceous anisotropic materials are discussed herein. A Couette-flow instrument has been modified for measuring the apparent viscosity of mesophase pitch, circumventing most of the experimental difficulties. The reliability of this apparatus has been tested by cross checking the apparent viscosity measurements with the values measured from two other rheometers, Instron Capillary and Seiscor/Han, for a number of fluids. Changes in rheological properties that occur during the transformation of a commercial pitch into a totally anisotropic pitch have now been studied by an improved technique on the modified Couette apparatus. The rheology of two mesophase pitches, made from model compounds, have also been investigated for comparison.
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