Colloid and Polymer Science

, Volume 288, Issue 16–17, pp 1525–1537 | Cite as

Some fundamental aspects of the kinetics of flow-induced crystallization of polymers

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Abstract

Some indispensable fundamental aspects of the kinetics of polymer crystallization are summed up. Those aspects are of particular interest in the development of crystalline structures during polymer processing. In this connection also a monograph (Janeschitz-Kriegl 2009) must be mentioned, which has been written last year by the first author of this article. The present paper contains a selection of particularly interesting subjects. It turns out that many of these subjects have eluded a mathematical treatment. The pertinent list is given in the introduction. And those people, who feel pressed to produce computer programs, are exhorted to mind the content of the present article and also of the mentioned monograph in avoiding arbitrary assumptions.

Keywords

Polymers Crystallization Kinetics 
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Acknowledgment

The preparation of this report was carried out in the course of activities sponsored by the Austrian Science Foundation FWF under the contract nb. P 21228-N14.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Institute of Polymer ScienceJohannes Kepler UniversityLinzAustria

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