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. 2024 Oct 31;16(21):3078. doi: 10.3390/polym16213078
ΔT difference between sample surface temperature and room temperature
ΔTunstr minimum difference between sample surface temperature and room temperature after fast unstretching
Δx sample elongation
κNR thermal conductivity
λ local stretching ratio in the neck center
λtotal total stretching ratio
ρNR density
τ characteristic time constant for thermal relaxation
A sample neck surface
a sample neck length
A0 initial sample neck surface
b sample neck width
c sample neck thickness
CNR specific heat capacity of natural rubber
d fan-sample distance
F force
h heat transfer coefficient
L0 initial grip-to-grip length
lc characteristic length measuring the neck volume-to-surface ratio
Nu Nusselt number
Pr Prandtl number
Q heat
Re Reynolds number
T average surface temperature of the sample
t time
T0 room temperature
Ti initial temperature
V sample neck volume
v stretching velocity
V0 initial sample neck volume
vair average air velocity
w forced convection characteristic length