Extensional flows of polymer solutions in microfluidic converging/diverging geometries

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 14, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 6-9

  McKinley, Gareth H ^a   Rodd, Lucy E ^a,b   Oliverira, Mónica S N ^a   Cooper White, Justin ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Couette correction; Extensional rheology; Extra pressure drop; Microfluidic; PEO

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DROP; RHEOLOGY;

COUETTE CORRECTION; EXTENSIONAL RHEOLOGY; EXTRA PRESSURE DROP;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 34648832288     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-007-0202-1     Document Type: Article

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