Transient shear rheology of carbon nanofiber/polystyrene melt composites

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 98-109

  Kagarise, Christopher ^a   Xu, Jianhua ^a   Wang, Yingru ^a   Mahboob, Monon ^a   Koelling, Kurt W ^a   Bechtel, Stephen E ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Composite; Constitutive equation; Orientation tensor; Rheology

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS COMPOSITE; CONCENTRATION OF; CONSTANT SHEAR; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FITTING PARAMETERS; FLOW REVERSALS; NANOFIBER COMPOSITES; ORIENTATION TENSOR; PURE POLYMERS; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; RHEOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SHAPE FACTOR; SHEAR RATES; STEADY STATE VISCOSITY; STRESS OVERSHOOT; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TRANSIENT SHEAR; TWO PARAMETER;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ELASTICITY; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; PLASTICITY; POLYSTYRENES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TENSORS; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 73949127702     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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