Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures
A thorough comprehension of the rheological behavior of polymers during industrial processes is essential for optimizing manufacturing efficiency and product quality. The final properties and behavior of resulting polymer parts are known to be directly linked to the thermomechanical evolution of mat...
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| author | Nesrine Houhat Thibaut Devaux Samuel Callé Laksana Saengdee Séverine Boucaud Gauchet François Vander Meulen |
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| description | A thorough comprehension of the rheological behavior of polymers during industrial processes is essential for optimizing manufacturing efficiency and product quality. The final properties and behavior of resulting polymer parts are known to be directly linked to the thermomechanical evolution of materials during their processing. The non-invasive monitoring of this stage could improve the quality of manufactured equipment. This can be done by tracking viscosity off-line on a rheometer. In this article, an experimental method to monitor the viscosity of polymer materials at high and varying temperatures by using ultrasound is proposed. This method allows us to measure the ultrasonic and rheological properties of a sample, simultaneously and in real-time. An ultrasonic instrumentation is adapted to a rheometer for continuous monitoring. It allows high-temperature range measurements (up to 200 °C). A dedicated signal processing algorithm is developed to determine the polymer longitudinal acoustic velocity by considering wave packet overlapping and temperature variation. Results on polyethylene show that ultrasonic parameters appear to be sensitive to changes in the polymer state. It enables more accurate detection of the onset of polymer crystallization. This study paves the way for ultrasonic real-time monitoring of the rotomolding process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-02f2afaaa57b47e899930bbea84fbbc72025-08-20T03:06:18ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262025-03-01153035235035235-1210.1063/5.0251850Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperaturesNesrine Houhat0Thibaut Devaux1Samuel Callé2Laksana Saengdee3Séverine Boucaud Gauchet4François Vander Meulen5GREMAN UMR 7347, INSA Centre Val de la Loire, Université de Tours, CNRS, 41000 Blois, FranceGREMAN UMR 7347, INSA Centre Val de la Loire, Université de Tours, CNRS, 41000 Blois, FranceGREMAN UMR 7347, INSA Centre Val de la Loire, Université de Tours, CNRS, 41000 Blois, FranceGREMAN UMR 7347, INSA Centre Val de la Loire, Université de Tours, CNRS, 41000 Blois, FranceGREMAN UMR 7347, INSA Centre Val de la Loire, Université de Tours, CNRS, 41000 Blois, FranceGREMAN UMR 7347, INSA Centre Val de la Loire, Université de Tours, CNRS, 41000 Blois, FranceA thorough comprehension of the rheological behavior of polymers during industrial processes is essential for optimizing manufacturing efficiency and product quality. The final properties and behavior of resulting polymer parts are known to be directly linked to the thermomechanical evolution of materials during their processing. The non-invasive monitoring of this stage could improve the quality of manufactured equipment. This can be done by tracking viscosity off-line on a rheometer. In this article, an experimental method to monitor the viscosity of polymer materials at high and varying temperatures by using ultrasound is proposed. This method allows us to measure the ultrasonic and rheological properties of a sample, simultaneously and in real-time. An ultrasonic instrumentation is adapted to a rheometer for continuous monitoring. It allows high-temperature range measurements (up to 200 °C). A dedicated signal processing algorithm is developed to determine the polymer longitudinal acoustic velocity by considering wave packet overlapping and temperature variation. Results on polyethylene show that ultrasonic parameters appear to be sensitive to changes in the polymer state. It enables more accurate detection of the onset of polymer crystallization. This study paves the way for ultrasonic real-time monitoring of the rotomolding process.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0251850 |
| spellingShingle | Nesrine Houhat Thibaut Devaux Samuel Callé Laksana Saengdee Séverine Boucaud Gauchet François Vander Meulen Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures AIP Advances |
| title | Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures |
| title_full | Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures |
| title_fullStr | Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures |
| title_short | Monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures |
| title_sort | monitoring of polymer viscosity by simultaneous ultrasonic and rheological measurements at high and varying temperatures |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0251850 |
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