Relating the shear-thinning curve to the molecular weight distribution in linear polymer melts

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-315

  Milner, Scott T ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MOLTEN MATERIALS; POLYMERS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOSITY;

COX-MERZ EMPIRICAL RULE; DOUBLE REPTATION MODEL; LINEAR POLYMER MELTS; SHEAR THINNING CURVE;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0030107680     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550742     Document Type: Article

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