Experimental study and computer simulation of the effect of spider shape on the weld-lines in extruded plastic pipe

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1506-1522

  Huang, Y ^a   Prentice, P ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRUSION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

WELD-LINES;

PLASTIC PIPE;

EID: 0032156142     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10321     Document Type: Article

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