ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Two kinds of thermodynamic theories, which seem to be applicable to polymer deformation and flow, have been developed in the recent literature. One of these approaches utilizes entropy far from equilibrium as a primitive undefined concept. The alternate kind of theory involves the idea of a quasi-static process as a primitive concept. In this work, an approach based on internal state variables (specifically, the micro structure of the polymeric material) is used to argue that both primitive concepts are in some sense legitimate on physical grounds. In particular, the legitimacy of the quasi-static process concept is related to the smoothness of the function delivering the rate of change of the microstructure.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760160705
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