Three-dimensional non-Newtonian computations of extrudate swell with the finite element method

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 180, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 333-344

  Mitsoulis, Evan ^a  

^a Sect Metall Mat Technol N ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Extrudate swell; Extrusion dies; Streamline finite elements; Three dimensional flows

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRUSION DIES; EXTRUSION MOLDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

EXTRUDATE SWELLS; STREAMLINE FINITE ELEMENTS;

PLASTIC FLOW;

EXTRUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POLYMER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0033572446     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00172-3     Document Type: Article

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