Three-dimensional characterisation of full field stress and velocity fields for polyethylene melt through abrupt contraction

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 37, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 158-165

  Gough, T ^a   Spares, R ^a   Kelly, A L ^a   Brook, S M ^a   Coates, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Contraction; Non newtonian; Three dimensional; Velocimetry

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SHRINKAGE; TECHNOLOGY; THERMOPLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CHARACTERISATION; CONTRACTION; FULL-FIELD; FULL-FIELD MEASUREMENTS; INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE; LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; NON-NEWTONIAN; POLYDISPERSE; POLYETHYLENE MELTS; VELOCIMETRY; VELOCITY FIELDS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 48849103763     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328908X283429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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