Abstract
This study investigates a simulation model predicting spherulite microstructure formation based on experimental observations. The crystallization process of polylactic acid is observed at different molding temperatures by in-situ observation, and the rate of spherulite formation and growth is estimated. Furthermore, according to the Turnbull-Fisher primary nucleation model and the Lauritzen-Hoffman secondary nucleation model, Monte Carlo simulations of spherulite microstructure formation are performed based on the obtained experimental results. The validity of the method is verified by a comparison of the simulated and the experimental results.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Event | 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics: Pursuing the Infinite Potential of Computational Mechanics, WCCM-APCOM 2022 - Hybrid, Yokohama, Japan Duration: 2022 Jul 31 → 2022 Aug 5 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics: Pursuing the Infinite Potential of Computational Mechanics, WCCM-APCOM 2022 |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Hybrid, Yokohama |
| Period | 22/7/31 → 22/8/5 |
Keywords
- Crystalline Polymers
- Mechanical Properties
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Polylactic Acid
- Spherulite