The conformation of semi-rigid polymers during flow through a fixed fiber bed

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 95-140

  Evans, Anthony R ^a   Shaqfeh, Eric S G ^a  

^a Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Coil stretch transition; Polymer stretch

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CONFORMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

FIXED FIBER BEDS; POLYISOBUTYLENE; SEMIRIGID POLYMERS; XANTHAN GUM;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

BEDS; FLOW; POLYMERS;

EID: 0030175852     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0257(96)01432-2     Document Type: Article

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