Postpone polymer processing instabilities (3PI)

Objective

The objective of the 3PI project is to develop a rational approach to link the viscoelastic properties of the polymer, the boundary conditions at the die wall and the processing conditions to the appearance and the development of the flow instabilities. This rational approach will result in software codes which will be able to provide guidelines for polymer producers and for polymer converters and machinery equipment industry to modify the polymer, the die geometry and (or) the die material in order to overcome (postpone) these instabilities. This will allow polymer producers to reduce by 10% the time to market for a polymer dedicated to a specific process. This will allow polymer converters to postpone polymer processing instability by 20% (which means increasing the flow rate at which defects are appearing by 20%).

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › geometry

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Association pour la Recherche et le Développement des Méthodes et Processus Industriels - ARMINES

Address

Rue Claude Daunesse - "Les Lucioles"
06904 Sophia Antipolis
France

Participants (8)

ARGO S.A.

Greece

Address

1st Km. Koropi-varis St.
19400 Koropi

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Avenue De L'université
64000 Pau

DOW BENELUX N.V.

Netherlands

Address

Herbert Dowweg 5
4530 AA Terneuzen

DYNEON GMBH

Germany

Address

Werk Gendorf
84504 Burgkirchen

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES MINES DE PARIS

France

Address

Rue Claude Daunesse, Les Lucioles
06904 Sophia Antipolis

PIRELLI PNEUMATICI SPA

Italy

Address

Viale Sarca 222
20126 Milano

REPSOL PETROLEO SA

Spain

Address

183,calle Embajadores 183
28045 Madrid

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

Address

Pembroke Street
CB2 3RA Cambridge