In-process measurements of full field stress birefringence and velocities in polymer melt flows

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 393-402

  Gough, T ^a   Spares, R ^a   Coates, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Extrusion; Flow cell; Polymer melts; Velocimetry

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION DIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW CELL; POLYMER MELTS;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 29344433411     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328905X72002     Document Type: Article

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