Suspensions of monodisperse spheres in polymer melts: Particle size effects in extensional flow

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 184-190

  Le Meins, Jean François ^a   Moldenaers, Paula ^a   Mewis, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extensional flow; Filler; Polymers; Suspensions

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL FLOW; LIQUID-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMER; SUSPENSION;

EID: 0037281828     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-002-0270-y     Document Type: Article

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