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| History, Structural Formulation of the Field Through Elementary Steps, and Future Perspectives | |
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| Historical Notes | |
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| Current Polymer Processing Practice | |
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| Analysis of Polymer Processing in Terms of Elementary Steps and Shaping Methods | |
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| Future Perspectives: From Polymer Processing to Macromolecular Engineering | |
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| The Balance Equations and Newtonian Fluid Dynamics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Balance Equations | |
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| Reynolds Transport Theorem | |
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| The Macroscopic Mass Balance and the Equation of Continuity | |
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| The Macroscopic Linear Momentum Balance and the Equation of Motion | |
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| The Stress Tensor | |
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| The Rate of Strain Tensor | |
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| Newtonian Fluids | |
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| The Macroscopic Energy Balance and the Bernoulli and Thermal Energy Equations | |
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| Mass Transport in Binary Mixtures and the Diffusion Equation | |
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| Mathematical Modeling, Common Boundary Conditions, Common Simplifying Assumptions, and the Lubrication Approximation | |
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| Polymer Rheology and Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | |
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| Rheological Behavior, Rheometry, and Rheological Material Functions of Polymer Melts | |
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| Experimental Determination of the Viscosity and Normal Stress Difference Coefficients | |
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| Polymer Melt Constitutive Equations Based on Continuum Mechanics | |
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| Polymer Melt Constitutive Equations Based on Molecular Theories | |
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| The Handling and Transporting of Polymer Particulate Solids | |
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| Some Unique Properties of Particulate Solids | |
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| Agglomeration | |
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| Pressure Distribution in Bins and Hoppers | |
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| Flow and Flow Instabilities in Hoppers | |
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| Compaction | |
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| Flow in Closed Conduits | |
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| Mechanical Displacement Flow | |
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| Steady Mechanical Displacement Flow Aided by Drag | |
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| Steady Drag-induced Flow in Straight Channels | |
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| The Discrete Element Method | |
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| Melting | |
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| Classification and Discussion of Melting Mechanisms | |
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| Geometry, Boundary Conditions, and Physical Properties in Melting | |
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| Conduction Melting without Melt Removal | |
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| Moving Heat Sources | |
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| Sintering | |
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| Conduction Melting with Forced Melt Removal | |
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| Drag-induced Melt Removal | |
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| Pressure-induced Melt Removal | |
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| Deformation Melting | |
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| Pressurization and Pumping | |
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| Classification of Pressurization Methods | |
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| Synthesis of Pumping Machines from Basic Principles | |
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| The Single Screw Extruder Pump | |
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| Knife and Roll Coating, Calenders, and Roll Mills | |
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| The Normal Stress Pump | |
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| The Co-rotating Disk Pump | |
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| Positive Displacement Pumps | |
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| Twin Screw Extruder Pumps | |
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| Mixing | |
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| Basic Concepts and Mixing Mechanisms | |
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| Mixing Equipment and Operations of Multicomponent and Multiphase Systems | |
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| Distribution Functions | |
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| Characterization of Mixtures | |
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| Computational Analysis | |
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| Devolatilization | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Devolatilization Equipment | |
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| Devolatilization Mechanisms | |
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| Thermodynamic Considerations of Devolatilization | |
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| Diffusivity of Low Molecular Weight Components in Molten Polymers | |
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| Boiling Phenomena: Nucleation | |
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| Boiling-Foaming Mechanisms of Polymeric Melts | |
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| Ultrasound-enhanced Devolatilization | |
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| Bubble Growth | |
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| Bubble Dynamics and Mass Transfer in Shear Flow | |
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| Scanning Electron Microscopy Studies of Polymer Melt Devolatilization | |
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| Single Rotor Machines | |
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| Modeling of Processing Machines Using Elementary Steps | |
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| The Single Screw Melt Extrusion Process | |
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| The Single Screw Plasticating Extrusion Process | |
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| The Co-rotating Disk Plasticating Processor | |
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| Twin Screw and Twin Rotor Processing Equipment | |
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| Types of Twin Screw and Twin Rotor-based Machines | |
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