The correlation of experimental surface extrusion instabilities with numerically predicted exit surface stress concentrations and melt strength for linear low density polyethylene

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1319-1334

  Rutgers, Rulande ^a   Mackley, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MELTING; RHEOLOGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

MELT STRENGTH; SURFACE EXTRUSION INSTABILITIES;

LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0034316389     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1319176     Document Type: Article

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