Thermodynamic admissibility of the pompon model for branched polymers

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 317-321

  Ottinger H C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GENERIC; Melts of branched polymers; Nonequilibrium thermodynamics; Pompon model; Second normal stress coefficient

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; MODELING; POLYMER; THERMODYNAMICS;

FLUID FLOW; MODELING; POLYMER;

EID: 0034902359     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003970000159     Document Type: Article

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