This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Folgar, F. Articles by Tucker, C. L. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Orientation Behavior of Fibers in Concentrated Suspensions

E. I. Du Pont DeNemours and Company Experimental Station Wilmington, DE 19898

Charles L. Tucker, III

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 1206 West Green Street University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 61801

A mathematical model is developed to predict the orientation distribution function of rigid fibers in concentrated suspensions. The model contains a phenomenological term to account for interactions between fibers. Predictions of the model are tested against experiments in simple shear flow, using suspensions of nylon monofilaments in silicone oil. The results compare favorably for steady-state distributions, though the theory predicts a more rapid approach to steady state than actually occurs. The model predicts, and experiments show, that fiber orientation is not reversible when the flow is reversed. The model is useful for predicting the effects of processing on fiber orienta tion in short fiber composites.

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 3, No. 2, 98-119 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/073168448400300201


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				D. A. Jack and D. E. Smith Elastic Properties of Short-fiber Polymer Composites, Derivation and Demonstration of Analytical Forms for Expectation and Variance from Orientation Tensors Journal of Composite Materials, February 1, 2008; 42(3): 277 - 308. [Abstract] [PDF]

				D. A. Jack and D. E. Smith Assessing the use of Tensor Closure Methods with Orientation Distribution Reconstruction Functions Journal of Composite Materials, November 1, 2004; 38(21): 1851 - 1871. [Abstract] [PDF]

				V. A. Kagan and C. Roth The Effects of Weld Geometry and Glass-fiber-orientation on the Mechanical Performance of Joints - Part II: Kinetics of Glass-fiber-orientation and Mechanical Performance Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, November 1, 2004; 23(16): 1687 - 1694. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Oldenbo, D. Mattsson, J. Varna, and L. A. Berglund Global Stiffness of a SMC Panel Considering Process Induced Fiber Orientation Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, January 1, 2004; 23(1): 37 - 49. [Abstract] [PDF]

				T. P. Skourlis, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri Fiber Orientation Morphological Layers in Injection Molded Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, September 1, 1997; 10(5): 453 - 475. [Abstract]