The high pressure rheology of polymer-oil solutions

Tribology International

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 637-645

  Bair, S ^a   Qureshi, F ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUBRIZOL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

EHL; High pressure; Lubricant rheology; Molecular weight; Polymer solutions; Shear thinning

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LUBRICANTS; MINERAL OILS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER BLENDS;

SHEAR-THINNING;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0037681589     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(03)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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