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Title:
The application of a non-Newtonian rheological equation to low-density polyethylene
Author:
Goldstein, Jeffrey N.
Document Type:
Thesis
Department:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Degree:
Master of Science
Major:
Chemical Engineering
Advisory Committee:
Huang, Ching-Rong
McCormick, John E.
Salamone, Jerome J.
Thesis Date:
1970
Keywords:
Polyethylene
Rheology
Non-Newtonian Fluids
Availability:
Unrestricted
Abstract:

A generalized non-Newtonian equation describing the rheology of molten thermoplastics is verified for low-density polyethylenes. The equation is extended to account for both rheological temperature dependency and polyethylene molecular weight dependency. The prediction of the rheology of new polyethylenes without additional experimentation is thus possible.

Complete Thesis:
njit-etd1970-001 (63 pages ~ 8,638 KB pdf)
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