dc.contributor.author | Hubbell, Douglas O. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-24T17:22:42Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-24T17:22:42Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 1966 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77724 | en |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this work was to determine the enthalpies and specific heats of polymethyl methacrylate, polydimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, polycyclohexyl methacrylate, polyallyl methacrylate, and polyethyl acrylate from 120 to 300°C, and to determine a method for estimating their specific heats.
Enthalpies of the selected polymers were determined by using a drop calorimeter constructed by the Chemical Engineering Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Specific heats were obtained by measuring the slopes of the enthalpy-temperature curves.
Good agreement with existing data for polymethyl methacrylate was obtained. An existing semi-theoretical quantum mechanical method was modified to provide specific heat estimations for linear methacrylic polymers accurate within six percent. An empirical correlation yielding estimations within twenty percent was proposed. | en |
dc.format.extent | vi, 62 leaves | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | en |
dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 20507346 | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1966.H912 | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Thermoplastics | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Polymers -- Thermodynamics | en |
dc.title | Calorimetric behavior of methacrylic polymers | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.contributor.department | Chemical Engineering | en |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Chemical Engineering | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |