Nucleation of gas bubbles in extrusion foaming of high-pressure polyethylene

Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 643-652

  Kichatov, B V ^a   Korshunov, A M ^b  

^a ZAO NPP Penopolimer   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; NUCLEATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

DENSITY OF PORES; EXTRUSION FOAMING; GAS MICROBUBBLES; HIGH-PRESSURE POLYETHYLENE;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 29144479609     PISSN: 00405795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11236-005-0129-x     Document Type: Article

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