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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Rheology and processing of paints, plastic and elastomer based composites
Assignment- Week 1
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
MCQ/MSQ Question
QUESTION 1:
Choose the ‘semi-crystalline’ polymer from below.
a. Syndiotactic polystyrene
b. Atactic polystyrene
c. Atactic polypropylene
d. Poly (methyl methacrylate)
Correct Answer: a. Syndiotactic polystyrene
Detailed Solution: high degree of molecular order gives rise to the ability of syndiotactic and
isotactic polystyrene to crystallize
QUESTION 2:
Choose the option which is relevant to Glass transition temperature (Tg)
a. First order transition
b. Phase transition
c. Second order transition
d. Third order transition
Correct Answer: c. Second order transition
Detailed Solution: Glass transition temperature (Tg)
Temperature at which polymer transform from a glassy state to rubbery state
Movement of chain segment sets in
Free volume decreases to a critical value
Second order transition
Distinctly visible in amorphous polymer.
QUESTION 3:
Climbing of the fluid on the rod rotating in the fluid- name the phenomenon
a. Die Swell Effect
b. Siphon Effect
c. Barus Effect
d. Weissenberg Effect
Correct Answer: d. Weissenberg Effect
Detailed Solution: Weissenberg Effect is the climbing of the fluid on the rod rotating in the fluid.
Elastic forces cause the fluid to climb up the rod.
QUESTION 4:
The fluid which require a certain force to develop known as yield stress is termed as?
a. Viscoplastic fluid
b. Bingham plastic fluid
c. Dilatant fluid
d. Thixotropic fluid
Correct Answer: b. Bingham plastic fluid
Detailed Solution: Bingham plastic fluids require a certain force to develop known as yield
stress 𝜏𝑦 before the start of flow and then flow like Newtonian liquids.
QUESTION 5:
In case of pseudoplastic fluids, viscosity is found to ________ with shear rate.
a. Remains constant
b. Increase
c. Decrease
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: c. Decrease
Detailed Solution: Viscosity is either found to decrease with shear rate in case of
pseudoplastic fluids. Viscosity increases with shear rate in case of dilatant fluids.
QUESTION 6:
For polymer melts the activation energy of flow depends on,
a. Molecular weight of the polymer
b. Extent of molecular chain flexibility
c. Temperature
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d. All of the above
Detailed Solution: For polymer melts and solutions the activation energy of flow depends on,
Molecular weight of the polymer, temperature, extent of molecular chain flexibility and
interaction, such as
i. Chain microstructure
ii. Extent of polarity in the chain
iii. Extent of side branching and its distribution
QUESTION 7:
Weissenberg Effect is seen only in ________ fluids.
a. Viscoplastic
b. Viscoelastic
c. Plastic
d. Bingham
Correct Answer: b. Viscoelastic
Detailed Solution:
QUESTION 8:
Relative roughness of a pipe strongly influences _________ equation.
a. Colebrook
b. Hagen–Poiseuille
c. Darcy Weisbach
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: a. Colebrook
Detailed Solution: The friction factor for turbulent flow depends strongly on the relative
roughness. The Colebrook equation determines it. It must be noted that the friction factor is
independent of the Reynolds number at very large Reynolds numbers.
QUESTION 9:
this is the representation of ________ model.
a. Kelvin Voigt
b. Yeoh
c. Power Law
d. Maxwell
Correct Answer: d. Maxwell
Detailed Solution:
QUESTION 10:
Among the following which combination falls under the category of time-dependent fluids?
a. Thixotropic and Rheopectic
b. Pseudoplastic and Dilatant
c. Bingham and Viscoplastic
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: a. Thixotropic and Rheopectic
Detailed Solution:
