Atomistic simulation of crystallization of a polyethylene melt in steady uniaxial extension

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 165, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 992-1004

  Baig, Chunggi ^a   Edwards, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Configurational temperature; Flow induced crystallization; Nonequilibrium free energy; Nonequilibrium Monte Carlo; Structure factor; Uniaxial elongational flow

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATIONAL TEMPERATURE; ELONGATIONAL FLOW; MONTE CARLO; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONEQUILIBRIUM FREE ENERGY; STRUCTURE FACTORS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FREE ENERGY; LIQUIDS; METALLIC GLASS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYETHYLENES; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSTATS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77955312733     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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