Plenary Lecture
Evaluation and Modeling of Rheologically Complicated Materials
Professor Berenika Hausnerová
Centre of Polymer Systems
Dept. of Production Engineering
Faculty of Technology
Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Czech Republic
E-mail: hausnerova@ft.utb.cz
Abstract: Rheology constitutes an approach essential for the research and development of several issues arising during processing of rheologically complicated materials as highly filled polymer melts or cement suspensions. Attention will be given to the development of alternative experimental technique of centrifugation as well as experimental findings intercepting the rheological specifics of such materials including yield stress. The non-monotonous dependence of viscosity on shear rate or stress implies a necessity to create relevant rheological model for flow simulations, since models currently employed are still not satisfactory for the description of flow peculiarities of materials based on filler characterized with an irregular particle shape, broad particle size distribution, and particle sizes with enhanced tendency to form agglomerates.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Berenika Hausnerova PhD is a full professor in technology of macromolecular compounds at the Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. Her area of expertise is rheology of highly filled polymers used in powder injection moulding, where she published 40 papers in impacted journals and 80 conference papers, and (co)supervised more than 20 projects. Her work has been acknowledged with “Werner von Siemens Excellence Award” (1999) and stipend „For Women in Science” by L'Oréal, UNICEF and Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (2006). She is a member of The Society of Rheology (since 1996), Society of Plastics Engineers (since 2001) and European Powder Metallurgy Association (since 2007). She served as an organizer and/or chairman at several international events (e.g. The Polymer Processing Society Meetings in Zlin 2004, Gothenburg 2007, Larnaca 2009).