Experimental Study on Air Entrainment in Slot Die Coating of High-Viscosity, Shear-Thinning Fluids

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-204

  Bhamidipati, Kanthi ^a   Didari, Sima ^a   Harris, Tequila A L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air entrainment; Bubble breakup mechanisms; High viscosity; Sawteeth structures; Shear thinning; Slot die

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; BUBBLE BREAK-UP; BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE SIZE; COATING SOLUTION; DIE COATINGS; DIE GEOMETRY; DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID PROPERTY; GEOMETRIC CONDITIONS; HIGH VISCOSITIES; INTERFACE FORMATION; SAWTEETH; SHEAR THINNING FLUIDS; SUBSTRATE GEOMETRY; TEST SOLUTIONS;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; DIES; SHEAR THINNING;

COATINGS;

EID: 84863653781     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.06.033     Document Type: Article

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