New constitutive equations derived from a kinetic model for melts and concentrated solutions of linear polymers

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 577-590

  Fang, Jiannong ^a   Owens, Robert G ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Closure approximations; Constitutive equations; Encapsulated FENE dumbbell; Linear entangled polymers; Reptation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23344444966     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0440-9     Document Type: Article

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