Abstract
Many polymer processes like fibre spinning and blow moulding are strongly influenced by the elongational viscosity of the polymer melt. Therefore the analysis of extensional flows with a complex rheological prehistory, as in the Rheotens test, is of importance.
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Bernnat, A., Wagner, M.H. (1998). Rheotens Experiments and Elongational Behaviour of Polymer Melts. In: Emri, I. (eds) Progress and Trends in Rheology V. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51062-5_179
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