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Kinetics and Structure Formation in Unloaded Quiescent Melts

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It goes without saying that structure formation in a permanently quiescent unloaded melt does almost never occur in practical polymer processing. In fact, flow and pressurization can almost never be avoided. Nevertheless, the present chapter will appear of great importance, as flow or pressure induced crystallization cannot be understood without a profound basic knowledge of the processes occurring in a permanently quiescent melt, which has not been put under pressure. Such a melt must be cooled down in its quiescent state from a temperature well above the equilibrium melting point, where the residues of previous crystallization processes are erased.

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Janeschitz-Kriegl, H. (2010). Kinetics and Structure Formation in Unloaded Quiescent Melts. In: Crystallization Modalities in Polymer Melt Processing. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-87627-5_2

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