Английская Википедия:Flory–Rehner equation

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Шаблон:Improve In polymer science Flory–Rehner equation is an equation that describes the mixing of polymer and liquid molecules as predicted by the equilibrium swelling theory of Flory and Rehner.[1] It describes the equilibrium swelling of a lightly crosslinked polymer in terms of crosslink density and the quality of the solvent.

The Flory–Rehner equation is written as:

<math> -\left[ \ln{\left(1 - \nu_2\right)}+\nu_2+ \chi_1 \nu_2^2 \right] = V_1 n \left(\nu_2^\frac{1}{3}-\frac{\nu_2}{2}\right) </math>

where, <math>\nu_2</math> is the volume fraction of polymer in the swollen mass, <math>V_1</math> the molar volume of the solvent, <math>n</math> is the number of network chain segments bounded on both ends by crosslinks, and <math>\chi_1</math> is the Flory solvent-polymer interaction term.[2]

In its full form, the Flory–Rehner equation is written as:[3]

<math> -\left[ \ln{\left(1 - \nu_2\right)}+\nu_2+ \chi_1 \nu_2^2 \right] = \frac{V_1}{\bar{\nu}M_c} \left(1-\frac{2M_c}{M}\right) \left(\nu_2^\frac{1}{3}-\frac{\nu_2}{2}\right) </math>

where, <math>\bar{\nu}</math> is the specific volume of the polymer, <math>M</math> is the primary molecular mass, and <math>M_c</math> is the average molecular mass between crosslinks or the network parameter.[3]

Flory–Rehner theory

The Flory–Rehner theory gives the change of free energy upon swelling of the polymer gel similar to the Flory–Huggins solution theory:

<math>\Delta F = \Delta F_\mathrm{mix} + \Delta F_\mathrm{elastic}</math>.

The theory considers forces arising from three sources:[2]

  1. The entropy change <math>\Delta S_\mathrm{mix}</math> caused by mixing of polymer and solvent
  2. The heat of mixing of polymer and solvent <math>\Delta U_\mathrm{mix}</math>, which may be positive, negative, or zero so, that <math>\Delta F_\mathrm{mix}=\Delta U_\mathrm{mix}-T\Delta S_\mathrm{mix}</math>
  3. The entropy change caused by reduction in numbers of possible chain conformations via swelling <math>\Delta F_\mathrm{elastic}</math>

The Flory–Rehner equation was used to model the cooking of steaks in a journal article in 2020[4]

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