Kinetic theory of polymeric liquids
Kinetic theory of polymeric liquids
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聚合物液体的动力学理论
DOI:
10.1021/ar00120a002
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发表时间:
1985
影响因子:
18.3
通讯作者:
R. Bird
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作者:
R. Bird
Most chemists have encountered intheir university study some kind of elementary kinetic theory of dilute gases. In many textbooks of physics or physical chem-istry, simple kinetic theory arguments about momen-tum transfer lead to an expression1, 2 for the viscosity µ of a dilute gas, in which the molecules are modeled as rigid spheres of mass m and diameter: µ~ VmkT/2 (here kT is the Boltzmann constant times the absolute temperature). That is, relatively crude arguments lead to the dependence of the gas viscosity on the temperature and on the molecular mass and diameter. Of course, a much more refined kinetic theory has been developed, in which the deviations are found from the simple relation cited above. 1 Also the modeling of the molecules has become more realistic, with the inclusion of van der Waals attractive forces, interactions among dipole and quadrupole moments, and noncentralintermolecular forces. It is unfortunate that the simple kinetic theory for dilute polymer solutions has not found its way into the textbooks, since it gives considerable insight into structure-property relationships. When the polymer molecules are modeled crudely as elastic dumbbells, it is possible to develop the kinetic theory equations in just a few pages; 3 such derivations have been given in the physics and chemistry research literature as early as 40 years ago, although not in suitable form for textbook use.