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Evaluation of a tube-based constitutive equation using conventional and planar elongation flow optical rheometers

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The predictions of the Marrucci and Ianniruberto model (2003) have been studied in various rheometric flows as well as a planar elongation flow using the ‘optical elongational rheometer’ technique proposed by Schuberth and Münstedt (Rheol Acta 47:111–119, 2008). This combination of techniques extended the range of pertinence of the model to high-extensional rates. Relevance of the identified parameters with respect to tube theory was then discussed.

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    Ghalia Boukellal, Audrey Durin, Rudy Valette & Jean-François Agassant

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This paper is dedicated to Professor Helmut Münstedt, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

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Boukellal, G., Durin, A., Valette, R. et al. Evaluation of a tube-based constitutive equation using conventional and planar elongation flow optical rheometers. Rheol Acta 50, 547–557 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-011-0573-y

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