PETS Model¶
Summary¶
Preaveraged model for Entangled Telechelic Star polymers: This theory is intended for the prediction of non-linear transient flows of entangled telechelic (with sticky functional groups at the chain-ends) star polymers.
- Parameters
G
: Plateau Modulus
tauD
: Orientation relaxation time
tauS
: Stretch Relxation time
tau_as
: Typical time the sticker spends associated
tau_free
: Typical time the sticker spends free
lmax
: Maximum extensibility
beta
: CCR coefficient
delta
: CCR exponent
Z
: Entanglement number
r_a
: Ratio of sticker size to tube diameter
For full details about how the predictions are calculated, refer to [6].