Predicting low density polyethylene melt rheology in elongational and shear flows with pom-pom constitutive equations

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 873-896

  Inkson, N J ^a   McLeish, T G B ^a   Harlen, O G ^a   Groves, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000759154     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551036     Document Type: Article

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