Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws

Modeling of polymer degradation has typically been limited to shapes that have a single dimension that is predominantly receding as volume is lost. A more comprehensive description of degradation has been devised that takes into account the reduction in volume due to the diminishment of all of the s...

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Main Author: Kirk W. Dotson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266684592400223X
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description Modeling of polymer degradation has typically been limited to shapes that have a single dimension that is predominantly receding as volume is lost. A more comprehensive description of degradation has been devised that takes into account the reduction in volume due to the diminishment of all of the surfaces of objects with a hollow (or solid) circular (or square) cross-section. This new 3D model, however, assumes that contraction of the object occurs uniformly, which may not always represent how plastic materials naturally degrade. This publication improves the erosion model for hollow cylinders by accounting for the possibility of modified surface erosion on the inner surface and on the cylinder ends. The dimensions are unrestricted, such that the derivations apply for a wide variety of forms in the hollow cylinder category, such as rings, tubes, and straws.
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spelling doaj-art-05b0b01729b642e5bbdc97705b2f62d42025-08-20T02:53:12ZengElsevierResults in Surfaces and Interfaces2666-84592025-01-011810040310.1016/j.rsurfi.2024.100403Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and strawsKirk W. Dotson0Reef Discovery Center, United StatesModeling of polymer degradation has typically been limited to shapes that have a single dimension that is predominantly receding as volume is lost. A more comprehensive description of degradation has been devised that takes into account the reduction in volume due to the diminishment of all of the surfaces of objects with a hollow (or solid) circular (or square) cross-section. This new 3D model, however, assumes that contraction of the object occurs uniformly, which may not always represent how plastic materials naturally degrade. This publication improves the erosion model for hollow cylinders by accounting for the possibility of modified surface erosion on the inner surface and on the cylinder ends. The dimensions are unrestricted, such that the derivations apply for a wide variety of forms in the hollow cylinder category, such as rings, tubes, and straws.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266684592400223XSurface erosionPolymer degradationHollow cylindersDrinking straws
spellingShingle Kirk W. Dotson
Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws
Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
Surface erosion
Polymer degradation
Hollow cylinders
Drinking straws
title Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws
title_full Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws
title_fullStr Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws
title_full_unstemmed Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws
title_short Model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings, tubes, and straws
title_sort model for nonuniform surface erosion of rings tubes and straws
topic Surface erosion
Polymer degradation
Hollow cylinders
Drinking straws
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266684592400223X
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