Development of rheological models for forming flows and picture-frame shear testing of fabric reinforced thermoplastic sheets

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-28

  McGuinness, G B ^a   O Bradaigh C M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Rheological models; Shearing; Thermoplastic composites

Indexed keywords

MODELS; PLASTIC FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

FABRIC REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC SHEET; NEWTONIAN MODEL; PLANAR FLOW; POWER LAW VISCOUS MODEL; RHEOLOGICAL MODEL; SHEAR RATE DEPENDENT KELVIN TYPE MODEL;

RHEOLOGY;

MODELING; RHEOLOGY; THERMOPLASTIC; VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPOSITES, FABRIC-REINFORCED; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0031280030     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(97)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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