Common line motion III: Implications in polymer extrusion

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-243

  Dhori, Pranab K ^a   Jeyaseelan, Ranjit S ^b   Giacomin, A Jeffrey ^c   Slattery, John C ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Common line; Die drool; Die lip build up; Extrusion; Linear low density polyethylene; LLDPE; Sharkskin; Three phase line of contact

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DEFORMATION; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION DIES; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; VISCOELASTICITY; WETTING;

COMMON LINE MOTION; SHARKSKIN INSTABILITY;

NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

EID: 0031211716     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(97)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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