Modeling of interface mobility in the description of flow-induced coalescence in immiscible polymer blends

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 291, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1863-1870

  Fortelný, Ivan ^a   Jůza, Josef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Extensional flow; Flow induced coalescence; Matrix drainage; Polymer blends; Shear flow

Indexed keywords

DISPERSED DROPLETS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXTENSIONAL FLOWS; IMMISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; INTERFACE MOBILITY; SEMIEMPIRICAL EQUATION; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTIC MATRIX;

COALESCENCE; DROPS; POLYMER BLENDS; VISCOELASTICITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FLOW INDUCED COALESCENCE; FLOW KINETICS; INTERFACE MOBILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84881147562     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-013-2917-x     Document Type: Article

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