During the processing of elastomeric compounds under high flow rates, significant pressure drops (106–108 Pa) are encountered. Under such conditions, the viscosity of these compounds is significantly affected by pressure and viscous heating. Moreover, strong flow rates may cause these systems to slip at the wall, violating the classical no-slip boundary condition of fluid mechanics. To determine the slip velocity by the well-known Mooney method, the effects of pressure and viscous heating should be considered. In this work, an experimental methodology is developed to determine the slip velocity of styrene–butadiene compounds in capillary flow corrected for the effects of pressure and viscous heating. First, the temperature increase due to viscous heating is measured during the extrusion process and accounted for in correcting the experimental data to infer the slip velocity. Consequently, the corrected experimental data for the effects of pressure and viscous heating are used to calculate the slip velocity from the deviation of the linear viscoelastic behavior (deviation from the Cox–Merz rule). The Mooney method is also used to confirm the calculated slip velocity of the elastomeric compounds.
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