Three-dimensional viscoelastic numerical analysis of the encapsulation phenomena in coextrusion

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 624-634

  Takase, Masanori ^a   Kihara, Shin Ichi ^a   Funatsu, Kazumori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Encapsulation phenomena; Second normal stress difference; Three dimensional viscoelastic analysis

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; POLYMER; STRESS;

EID: 0032419921     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003970050149     Document Type: Article

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