Transient extensional viscosity from a rotational shear rheometer using fiber-windup technique

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-481

  Padmanabhan, Mahesh ^a,b   Kasehagen, Leo J ^a   Macosko, Chris ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL TESTING; RHEOMETERS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SPECTROMETERS; SPEED; STRAIN; TRANSDUCERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

FIBER WINDUP TECHNIQUE; POLYISOBUTYLENE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATIONAL SHEAR RHEOMETER; TRANSIENT EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030195538     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550792     Document Type: Article

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