Molecular design to eliminate sharkskin defect for linear polymers

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Allal, A ^a   Vergnes, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Existence criterion; Molecular weight distribution; Sharkskin defect

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

EXTRUDED POLYMER; SHARKSKIN DEFECT;

EXTRUSION;

EXTRUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 34548440622     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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