Characterization of rheological behaviors of polypropylene/carbon nanotubes composites and modeling their flow in a twin-screw mixer

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 647-656

  Thiebaud F ^a   Gelin, J C ^b  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); C. Finite element analysis (FEA); C. Modeling mixing; D. Rheological behavior

Indexed keywords

C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); CARREAU LAW; D. RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHYSICAL FLOW; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; RHEOLOGICAL TEST; SCREW MIXER; SHEAR RATES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

RHEOLOGY;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NANOTUBE; POLYPROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 76549113554     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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