Imaging and analysis of wave type interfacial instability in the coextrusion of low-density polyethylene melts

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 150-164

  Martyn, M T ^a   Spares, R ^a   Coates, P D ^a   Zatloukal, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Coextrusion; Flow visualization; Interfacial instabilities

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COEXTRUSION; EXTRUDERS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; VISUALIZATION;

COEXTRUSION DIES; COEXTRUSION FLOWS; COEXTRUSION PROCESSES; CRITICAL LAYERS; DIE DESIGNS; DIVIDER PLATES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTRUDATE; FLOW CONDITIONS; INTERFACIAL INSTABILITIES; LAYER THICKNESS RATIOS; MELT ELASTICITIES; MELT FLOWS; NORMAL STRESSES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OPTICAL TECHNIQUES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY TECHNIQUES; POLYETHYLENE MELTS; REASONABLE AGREEMENTS; SIGN CRITERIONS; STRESS BIREFRINGENCES; STRESS FIELDS; STRESS GRADIENTS; VELOCITY FIELDS; VELOCITY RATIOS;

DIES;

EID: 58149236586     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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