Measurement of the mechanocaloric effect in rubber

作者：Sakata A; Suzuki N; Higashiura Y; Matsuo T^*; Sato T

来源：Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2013, 113(3): 1555-1563.

DOI：10.1007/s10973-013-3066-7

• Mechanocaloric effect
• Entropy elasticity
• Natural rubber
• Silicone rubber
• Polymer chain statistics
• Irreversibility

An apparatus for measurement of mechanocaloric effect in rubber has been constructed and tested by measuring the thermal response of three rubber materials to mechanical strain. The results obtained were satisfactory. Detailed measurement has been performed on these materials. The entropy changes that accompany elongation were calculated from the experimental results and compared with those derived from literature data and statistical theory of the macromolecular chain. A dissipative effect was found to accompany the rapid deformation of rubber and attributed to viscoelastic irreversibility. An experimental procedure to eliminate this effect was identified. The apparatus, assembled with the readily available components, will be a useful device for introducing the entropy concept in thermodynamics courses.

• 出版日期2013-9