A viscosity build-up of various fast curing polyurethane compositions has been investigated under isothermal conditions. A diisocyanate (DI) and a polyol (PO) forming the polyurethane in course of the exothermic reaction were mixed with an original single-screw mixer in the mass ratios from 1:3 to 3:1. The rheokinetic measurements were carried out with a modified cone-plate rheometer in range of shear rates from 0.025 to 6.2 s-1 at temperatures from 22 to 114oC. It has found that the maximal rate of viscosity growth is observed for the polyurethanes with the ratio of DI:PO falling in the narrow range between 1:1 and 1.5:1. It is interesting that these curing systems have shown the Newtonian behaviour up to the viscosity value of 105 Pa*s at the shear range of 0.04 to 0.6 s-1. The obtained curves can be fitted with the equation 'eta'='eta'0*exp(k*t) on the initial stage of the viscosity rise only. For more precise fitting of the entire rheokinetic curve a modified exponential equation with the parameter k depending on the time t is proposed.
A two-dimentional hydrodynamic model of a rheokinetic fluid during filling a thin and long mold packed with reinforcement materials are proposed. A core layer of the mold is a porous and rather thick spacer mat. The location of other denser and thinner reinforcement materials into the mold was symmetrical with respect to the spacer mat. During mold filling the fluid easily flows along the core spacer mat and simultaneously impregnates the peripheral reinforcement mats. The model allows to simulate the flow front propagation of the fluid and pressure rise inside the mold during filling. In order to verify the model an original glass mold has been designed and built. The experimental results for the flow front propagation of the fluid were compared with the model predictions and a good coincidence between them has been obtained. For correct comparison of the experimental pressure profiles with the calculated data, the pressure losses in the mold gate must be taken into consideration. These losses can essentially exceed the pressure level into the mold.
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