Experimental investigation of flow induced molecular weight fractionation during extrusion of HDPE polymer melts

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4814-4823

  Musil, Jan ^a   Zatloukal, Martin ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Die drool phenomenon; Extrusion; Flow induced molecular weight fractionation; Flow instabilities; Polymer melt; Slip stick

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW INDUCED; FLOW INSTABILITIES; LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; MELT ELASTICITY; SLIP-STICK;

DIES; ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 80051681510     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.06.047     Document Type: Article

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