Study of Instabilities in Film Blowing

AIChE Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1388-1396

  Ghaneh Fard, A ^a   Carreau, P J ^a   Lafleur, P G ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; OSCILLATIONS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYPROPYLENES; RHEOLOGY; STABILITY; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BUBBLE STABILITY; FILM BLOWING; FROST LINE HEIGHT EFFECT; OSCILLATORY SHEAR RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

BLOW MOLDING;

EID: 0030146448     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690420519     Document Type: Article

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