Effect of branching in cross-slot flow: The formation of "W cusps"

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 551-561

  Hassell, David G ^a,c   Hoyle, D ^b   Auhl, D ^b   Harlen, Oliver ^b   Mackley, M R ^a   McLeish, T C B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Extensional flow; Flow modeling

Indexed keywords

CENTRE LINE; EXTENSIONAL FLOWS; FLOW MODELING; LOW LEVEL; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; MOLECULAR BRANCHING; MULTIMODES; PRINCIPAL STRESS; STAGNATION POINTS;

BIREFRINGENCE; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 67349128563     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-009-0353-0     Document Type: Article

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