Extrudate swell behavior of polyethylenes: Capillary flow, wall slip, entry/exit effects and low-temperature anomalies

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1075-1094

  Yang, Xiaoping ^a   Wang, Shi Qing ^a   Chai, C ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001722108     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550919     Document Type: Article

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