A differential constitutive equation for entangled polymer solutions

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 115-134

  Remmelgas, Johan ^a   Harrison, Graham ^a   Gary Leal, L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutive equation; Entangled polymer solutions; Vector model

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; VECTORS;

DOI-EDWARDS REPTATION MODEL;

SHEAR FLOW;

NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032896552     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(98)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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