The application of the multi-pass rheometer for precise rheo-optic characterisation of polyethylene melts

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 5653-5661

  Lee, K ^a   Mackley, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double cavity dic; Flow birefringence; Multi pass rheometer; Polyethylene; Strain history; Viscoelastic; Wagner model

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RHEOMETERS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MULTI-PASS RHEOMETER (MPR);

POLYETHYLENES;

BIREFRINGENCE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; POLYETHYLENE; RHEOMETER;

EID: 0035828781     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(01)00153-1     Document Type: Article

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