Planar extensional flow resistance of a foaming plastic

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-116

  Wang, Jing ^a   James, David F ^a   Park, Chul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Extensional viscosity; Foaming plastic; Hele Shaw; Polystyrene; Trouton ratio

Indexed keywords

CENTERLINES; CONSTANT RATE; EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY; FOAMING PLASTICS; HELE-SHAW; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HYPERBOLIC GEOMETRY; PLANAR EXTENSIONAL FLOW; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; STRAIGHT CHANNEL;

ASPECT RATIO; BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES; PRESSURE DROP;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 76349110135     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.3257724     Document Type: Article

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