Effect of die entrance filtering on mitigation of upstream instability during extrusion of polymer melts

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-57

  Piau, J M ^a   Nigen, S ^a   El Kissi, N ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Instabilities; Melt fracture; Polymer melts; Porous media

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION DIES; FILTRATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYSTERESIS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; SILICONES;

MELT FRACTURE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE OIL; POLYMER MELTS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EXTRUSION; FILTRATION; INSTABILITY; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0034108995     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(99)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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