Application of variational principles in modeling of the film blowing process for high stalk bubbles

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-72

  Zatloukal, Martin ^a   Vlček, Jiří ^b  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^b Vlcek Compuplast International Inc   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blown film; Elasticity; Modeling of polymer processing; Variational principles

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ELASTICITY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FILMS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BLOWN FILM; FILM BLOWING PROCESS; HIGH STALK BUBBLES;

BLOW MOLDING;

BUBBLE; FILM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 30544447778     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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