14th IPPT_TWINN workshop - Composite Technologies: Material data determination required for polymer processing simulations

At the beginning of July, the 14th workshop was organized at partner institution Polymer Competence Center in Leoben, Austria.

The content of the workshop included the theoretical basis of the characterization of polymer materials, on the basis of which relevant material data is obtained. The mentioned data is entered into virtual models for the precise prediction of significant quantities in the optimization of the planning of processing processes of polymer materials. The participants learned about the following characterization methods: determination of shear viscosity, determination of p-v-T characteristic, DSC method and measurement of thermal conductivity of samples. The second day was devoted to the integration of the obtained data into the program for the implementation of polymer processing simulations with the aim of demonstrating the usefulness of this type of research and development methodological work.