A simple constitutive equation for immiscible blends

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-194

  Yu, Wei ^a   Zhou, Chixing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constitutive equation; Immiscible blend; Morphology

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SOLUBILITY; STEADY FLOW;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; IMMISCIBLE BLEND; SHEAR RATE SWEEP MODES;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33847650827     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2437206     Document Type: Article

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