A new hyperbolic model and an experimental study for the flow of polymer melts in Multi-Pass Rheometer

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 258-266

  Guaily, Amr ^a   Cheluget, Eric ^b   Lee, Karen ^b   Epstein, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element; Hyperbolic equations; Multi Pass Rheometer; Viscoelastic liquids

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENCE SCHEMES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT; GIESEKUS MODEL; GOVERNING SYSTEM; HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS; HYPERBOLIC MODELS; LINEARIZATION SCHEMES; MIXED TYPE; MULTI-PASS RHEOMETER; NEW MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWTON-RAPHSON; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POLYMER VISCOELASTICITY; POLYMERIC LIQUIDS; SHEAR-RATE; SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; TAIT EQUATION; VISCOELASTIC LIQUID; VISCOSITY CURVE;

HYDROELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RHEOMETERS; STEADY FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 79952620547     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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