Structure development of PMMA/SAN blends in shear flow

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 4960-4971

  Keestra, B J ^a   Goossens, J G P ^a   Anderson, P D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard theory; Diffuse interface model; Hydrodynamics; Phase separation; Shear flow; Small angle light scattering

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC SCATTERING; ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; CAHN-HILLIARD THEORY; DIFFUSE-INTERFACE MODEL; LENGTH SCALE; MORPHOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SMALL-ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING; STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; WALL EFFECTS;

ANISOTROPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE SEPARATION; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 80051877108     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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