Simulation of slit dies in operation including the interaction between melt pressure and die deflection

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1972-1989

  Sander, R ^a   Pittman, J F T ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; ITERATIVE METHODS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE;

DIE DEFLECTION; MELT PRESSURE; MELT RESIDENCE TIME; MELT STRAIN; SLIT DIES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MICROSOFT WINDOWS;

EXTRUSION DIES;

EID: 0030214783     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10593     Document Type: Article

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