Entry flow of a low-density-polyethylene melt into a slit die: An experimental study by laser-Doppler velocimetry

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1339-1353

  Wassner, E ^a,b   Schmidt, M ^a   Munstedt H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

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EID: 0001422569     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551050     Document Type: Article

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