A visualization system for observing plastic foaming processes under shear stress

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 417-424

  Wong, A ^a   Park, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nucleation; Polymer foam; Polystyrene; Shear strain; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE NUCLEATION; CELL DENSITY; DYNAMIC CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOAMING PROCESS; IN-SITU; LOCAL SYSTEM; MICRO VOIDS; NUCLEATION RATE; PLASTIC MATERIALS; POLYMER FOAM; UNIFORM SHEAR FLOW; VISUALIZATION SYSTEM;

BLOWING AGENTS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; NUCLEATION; POLYSTYRENES; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRAIN;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84856494345     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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