Measurement of polymer melt rheology using ultrasonics-based in-line rheometry

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1684-1690

  Dogan, Nihan ^a   McCarthy, Michael J ^b,c   Powell, Robert L ^a,b  

^a Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

In line monitoring; Rheometry; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DROP; RHEOMETERS; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY;

POINT-WISE RHEOMETRICAL TECHNIQUE; POLYMER MELT; POLYMER MELT RHEOLOGY; ULTRASONIC VELOCIMETRY;

RHEOLOGY;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 22944437750     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/8/021     Document Type: Article

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