Experimental characterization of extrudate swell behavior of linear polybutadiene

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 571-589

  Zhu, Zhiyong ^a   Wang, Shi Qing ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXTRUDATE SURFACE VELOCITY; EXTRUDATE SWELL RATIO (ESR); SWELLING BEHAVIOR;

BLOW MOLDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; SWELLING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYBUTADIENES;

EID: 3042663657     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1718383     Document Type: Article

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