Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Viscoelasticity on Drop Retraction and the Evaluation of Interfacial Tension between Polymer Melts

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Property parameter</td><td class="align_center">PP</td><td class="align_center">POE</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Melt density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">0.738</td><td class="align_center">0.776</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Thermal conductivity J/(kg·°C)</td><td class="align_center">2755</td><td class="align_center">2380</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Specific heat capacity W/(m·°C)</td><td class="align_center">0.173</td><td class="align_center">0.236</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Zero shear viscosity at 220°C (Pa·s)</td><td class="align_center">7766.894</td><td class="align_center">4972.087</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of PP and POE.</div>

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Table 1: Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Viscoelasticity on Drop Retraction and the Evaluation of Interfacial Tension between Polymer Melts 