Detection of multiple flow regimes in capillary flow at low shear stress

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1303-1318

  Shaw, Montgomery T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary flow; Flow regimes; Model discrimination; Sharkskin melt fracture

Indexed keywords

FLOW REGIMES; MODEL DISCRIMINATION; SHARKSKIN MELT FRACTURE (SSMF); SHEAR THINNING;

ASPECT RATIO; POLYMER MATRIX; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL TESTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 36749015069     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2794759     Document Type: Article

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