Effects of polymer-fiber interactions on rheology and flow behavior of suspensions of semi-flexible fibers in polymeric liquids

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 701-717

  Rajabian, Mahmoud ^a,b   Dubois, Charles ^a   Grmela, Miroslav ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fiber suspension; Flow modeling; Suspension; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 48749125107     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0274-3     Document Type: Article

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