Abstract
This paper is concerned with the numerical simulation of planar entry flow using a penalty finite element method and the comparison of predictions with flow visualization and birefringence data for two polymer melts. The Phan-Thien Tanner (PTT) model was fit to the steady state shear and extensional viscosity data and the transient extensional viscosity data of both polystyrene and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) melts to obtain the parameters λ, ξ, and ϵ in this model. Agreement was found between the flow visualization and birefringence data and the predictions of streamlines and stress. With some modification of the constitutive equation, the vortex growth and intensity observed for LDPE could be predicted by the use of the PTT model and the material parameters fit to the rheological properties. Likewise, the flow behavior of polystyrene, in which only small vortices with no growth were observed, was also predicted. Furthermore, it was found that the size and intensity of the vortex could be affected by the parameter ϵ in the PTT model which controls the predictions of the extensional viscosity. Based on these results it seems that accurate simulation of entry flow behavior requires the use of a constitutive equation which is capable of giving realistic preciction's of a fluid's extentional flow properties.
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