Variation of gravure coating thickness during early stages of doctor blade wear

AIChE Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2487-2494

  Hanumanthu, R ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

DOCTOR BLADE WEAR; GRAVURE COATINGS;

COATINGS;

BLADE; COATING; VARIABILITY; WEAR;

ELASTICITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; PRINTING; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033379107     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690451204     Document Type: Review

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