TY - JOUR
T1 - Model for the hydrodynamic dispersion of agglomerates incorporating thermoresponsive additives
AU - Bava, Luciana
AU - Feke, Donald L.
AU - Manas-Zloczower, Ica
AU - Rowan, Stuart J.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - A phenomenological model for the hydrodynamic dispersion of silica agglomerates modifi ed with a thermoresponsive hydrogel (poly- N -isopropylacrylamide, PNIPAM) is presented. The model well describes experimental observations of the dependence of the dispersion behavior on the presence of additives (water and PNIPAM hydrogels) and applied hydrodynamic stress. Most importantly, the thermosensitivity of the dispersion process is captured by characterizing the agglomerate structure and cohesive force at two different temperatures (above and below the hydrogel transition temperature). The transition in dispersion mechanism between rupture-like and erosion-like regimes with system temperature can also be accommodated within the model.
AB - A phenomenological model for the hydrodynamic dispersion of silica agglomerates modifi ed with a thermoresponsive hydrogel (poly- N -isopropylacrylamide, PNIPAM) is presented. The model well describes experimental observations of the dependence of the dispersion behavior on the presence of additives (water and PNIPAM hydrogels) and applied hydrodynamic stress. Most importantly, the thermosensitivity of the dispersion process is captured by characterizing the agglomerate structure and cohesive force at two different temperatures (above and below the hydrogel transition temperature). The transition in dispersion mechanism between rupture-like and erosion-like regimes with system temperature can also be accommodated within the model.
KW - Agglomerate dispersion
KW - Kinetic model
KW - Thermoresponsive additive
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U2 - 10.1515/POLYENG.2011.006
DO - 10.1515/POLYENG.2011.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955399932
VL - 31
SP - 5
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Polymer Engineering
JF - Journal of Polymer Engineering
SN - 0334-6447
IS - 1
ER -