Modeling the dynamics of reactive foaming and film thinning in polyurethane foams

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 522-530

  Harikrishnan, G ^a   Khakhar, D V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell opening; Film thinning; Polyurethane foam; Residual lamellar thickness

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE RISE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FILM THINNING; FLEXIBLE FOAMS; FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANES; FOAM DENSITIES; FOAM LAMELLAE; LAMELLAR THICKNESS; OPENING PROCESS; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; RESIDUAL LAMELLAR THICKNESS; SEM; SHOOTING METHODS; SOLID FOAM; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 74349126845     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12002     Document Type: Article

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