The dynamics of the coil-stretch transition for long, flexible polymers in planar mixed flows

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 947-969

  Hoffman, Brendan D ^a   Shaqfeh, Eric S G ^a  

^a Stanford University

Author keywords

Coil stretch transition; Dispersion; Hysteresis; Mixed flow; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CONFORMATIONS; DISPERSIONS; HYSTERESIS; KINETIC THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEAR FLOW; VORTICITY;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; BROWNIAN FLUCTUATIONS; COIL STRETCH TRANSITION; MIXED FLOW;

POLYMERS;

EID: 34548282075     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2754293     Document Type: Article

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