Rheological and entanglement characteristics of linear-chain polyethylene liquids in planar Couette and planar elongational flows

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 168-183

  Kim, J M ^a   Keffer, D J ^a   Kroger M ^b   Edwards, B J ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Entanglement network; Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics; Planar elongational flow; Polyethylene; Shear flow

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELONGATION; FLOW FIELDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN RATE; TORSIONAL STRESS; VISCOSITY;

COUETTE FLOW; ELONGATIONAL FLOW; ENTANGLEMENT NETWORK;

POLYETHYLENES;

BENDING STRENGTH; ELONGATION; FLOW FIELDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN RATE; TORSIONAL STRESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 43649109040     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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