Rheological characterisation of a high-density polyethylene with a multi-mode differential viscoelastic model and numerical simulation of transient elongational recovery experiments

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-64

  Langouche, F ^a   Debbaut, B ^b  

^a SOLVAY S A   (Belgium)

^b Fluent Benelux   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elongational viscosity; High density polyethylene; Multi mode differential viscoelastic model; Numerical simulation; Recovery

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032792792     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003970050155     Document Type: Article

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