Background
Wissbrun, Kurt Falke was born on March 19, 1930 in Brackwede, Westphalia, Germany. Son of Hermann and Bertha (Falke) Wissbrun. came to the United States, 1939.
(This book is designed to fulfill a dual role. On the one ...)
This book is designed to fulfill a dual role. On the one hand it provides a description of the rheological behavior of molten poly mers. On the other, it presents the role of rheology in melt processing operations. The account of rheology emphasises the underlying principles and presents results, but not detailed deriva tions of equations. The processing operations are described qualita tively, and wherever possible the role of rheology is discussed quantitatively. Little emphasis is given to non-rheological aspects of processes, for example, the design of machinery. The audience for which the book is intended is also dual in It includes scientists and engineers whose work in the nature. plastics industry requires some knowledge of aspects of rheology. Examples are the polymer synthetic chemist who is concerned with how a change in molecular weight will affect the melt viscosity and the extrusion engineer who needs to know the effects of a change in molecular weight distribution that might result from thermal degra dation. The audience also includes post-graduate students in polymer science and engineering who wish to acquire a more extensive background in rheology and perhaps become specialists in this area. Especially for the latter audience, references are given to more detailed accounts of specialized topics, such as constitutive relations and process simulations. Thus, the book could serve as a textbook for a graduate level course in polymer rheology, and it has been used for this purpose.
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Wissbrun, Kurt Falke was born on March 19, 1930 in Brackwede, Westphalia, Germany. Son of Hermann and Bertha (Falke) Wissbrun. came to the United States, 1939.
Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956.
Research chemist, Hoechst-Celanese (formerly Celanese Corporation), Summit, New Jersey, 1957-1960; group leader, Hoechst-Celanese, Summit, New Jersey, 1960-1962; research associate, Hoerst-Celanese (formerly Celanese Corporation), Summit, New Jersey, 1966-1970; senior research associate, Hoerst-Celanese (formerly Celanese Corporation), Summit, New Jersey, 1970-1990; polymer consultant, Summit, since 1990.
(This book is designed to fulfill a dual role. On the one ...)
Member American Chemical Society, Society Rheology (president 1995-1997, Bingham medal 1992), British Society Rheology, Sigma Xi.