Thermo-viscoelasticity of polymer melts: Experiments and modeling

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 211-245

  Drozdov, A D ^a   Jensen, E A ^b   Christiansen, J De C ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYMER NETWORKS; RELAXATION TESTS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 43949106889     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-007-0506-0     Document Type: Article

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