Cross-slot extensional flow birefringence observations of polymer melts using a multi-pass rheometer

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 401-415

  Coventry, K D ^a   MacKley, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Cross slot; Extensional flow; MPR; Polymer melts

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MELTS; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR BANDS;

MULTI-PASS RHEOMETER; STRAIN EXTENSIONAL FLOW;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 40549114025     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2836671     Document Type: Article

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