Accession Number:

AD0773885

Title:

Combustion Theory Methods in Polymer Mechanics,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Barenblatt,G. I.

Report Date:

1974-01-30

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

The connection that exists between the theory of combustion and the polymer mechanics is discussed, and a survey of investigations in which the approaches and methods of the combustion theory are applied to the problems of the deformation, destruction and flow of polymers is given.

Descriptors:

• *Mechanical properties
• *Polymers
• Plastic deformation
• Explosions
• Combustion
• Theory
• Analogies
• Crack propagation
• Fluid flow
• Thermodynamics
• Translations
• USSR
• Degradation

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Plastics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE