Melt flow index on high molecular weight polyethylene: A comparative study of experiments and simulation

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 171-177

  Barrera, M A ^a   Vega, J F ^a   Aguilar, M ^a   Martinez Salazar J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Melt flow index; Numerical simulation; Polyethylene; Rheology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VORTEX FLOW;

DIE SWELL; FLOW MORPHOLOGY; MELT FLOW INDEX (MFI);

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 33646168990     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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