Modeling recovery of polymer blends after melt elongation

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 969-978

  Handge, U A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DROP FORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MELTING; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; STRAIN RATE; STRETCHING; SURFACE TENSION; VOLUME FRACTION;

HENCKY STRAIN RATE; MELT ELONGATION; RAYLEIGH INSTABILITIES; TIME EVOLUTION EQUATIONS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0042196254     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1579691     Document Type: Article

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