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

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">PP fiber diameter (mm)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Interfacial tension between PP and POE (mN/m)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">DDRM</td><td class="align_center">I-DDRM</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.2</td><td class="align_center">12.255</td><td class="align_center">9.093</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.3</td><td class="align_center">11.638</td><td class="align_center">9.060</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0.4</td><td class="align_center">9.102</td><td class="align_center">9.132</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Result fluctuation</td><td class="align_center">28.66%</td><td class="align_center">3.98%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The interfacial tension between PP and POE obtained by DDRM and I-DDRM.</div>

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Table 3: Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Viscoelasticity on Drop Retraction and the Evaluation of Interfacial Tension between Polymer Melts 