The effect of dynamic tube dilation on chain stretch in nonlinear polymer melt rheology

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 915-924

  Wagner, Manfred H ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bisdisperse polystyrene blends; Dynamic dilution; Elongational viscosity; Interchain tube pressure; Molecular stress function (MSF) model; Rouse stretch relaxation

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC DILUTION; ELONGATIONAL VISCOSITY; MOLECULAR STRESS FUNCTIONS; POLYSTYRENE BLENDS; STRETCH RELAXATION; TUBE PRESSURE;

ANISOTROPY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VISCOSITY;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 79960305577     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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