Experimental study of the volume defects in polystyrene extrusion

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 175-185

  Combeaud, Christelle ^a   Demay, Yves ^a   Vergnes, Bruno ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary; Flow birefringence; Instability; Polystyrene; Slit die; Volume defects

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CAPILLARITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEFECTS; ESTIMATION; EXTRUSION; POLYSTYRENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CAPILLARY RHEOMETRY; VOLUME DEFECTS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

DEFECT; EXTRUDER; EXTRUSION; POLYSTYRENE;

EID: 4143071405     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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