Departure from linear velocity profile at the surface of polystyrene melts during shear in cone-plate geometry

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 713-727

  Schweizer, Thomas ^a   Stöckli, Manuel ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cone plate rheometry; First normal stress difference; Polystyrene melt; Shear banding; Surface curvature; Velocimetry

Indexed keywords

CONES; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CONE-PLATE RHEOMETRY; FIRST NORMAL STRESS DIFFERENCE; POLYSTYRENE MELTS; SHEAR BANDING; SURFACE CURVATURE;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 43049092664     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2896110     Document Type: Article

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