The Dow Chemical Company

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Ernest D Graves, Jr

Duane K Wolcott

David G Hunt

William L Bice

Gerald P Wagener

A method for titration flow injection analysis by introducing a multicomponent sample into a carrier stream which flows into a mixing/sensing cell and titrating with a reactant more than one component of the sample by sensing a plurality of endpoints. The apparatus of the invention includes a stirring means within the mixing/sensing cell which generates helical flow within the cell so that bubbles are not retained in the cell.

Apparatus for titration flow injection analysis

Method for titration flow injection analysis

An apparatus is provided for predicting the extrusion performance of a thermoplastic resinous polymer, which includes at least three and preferably four capillaries arranged in series with each successive capillary having a larger passageway than that of the immediately preceding capillary and with each capillary having substantially the same ratio of passageway length to cross-sectional area. The apparatus also includes a pump for forcing a heated polymer melt through the capillaries at a constant volumetric flow rate, a sensor for measuring the temperature of the polymer melt, a sensor for measuring the pressure drop of the polymer across each capillary, and a combination recorder and processor for determining the polymer viscosity in each capillary (different shear rates), whereby the extrusion performance of the polymer can be predicted. A method for predicting extrusion performance of a thermoplastic resinous utilizing these polymer capillaries is also provided.

Prediction of extrusion performance of polymers

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Ernest D Graves, Jr