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Particle Coalescence and Bubble Dissolution in Rotational Molding

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Progress and Trends in Rheology V

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The production of a hollow plastic part from polymer powder particles during rotational molding requires the formation of a homogeneous melt. The latter involves the coalescence of particles, often referred to as sintering, followed by the formation of bubbles and the densification of the melt through bubble dissolution.

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  1. Centre for Advanced Polymer Processing and Design, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8S 4L7

    J. Vlachopoulos & M. Kontopoulou

  2. Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4

    C. T. Bellehumeur

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  1. J. Vlachopoulos
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  2. M. Kontopoulou
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  1. Center for Experimental Mechanics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    I. Emri

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Vlachopoulos, J., Kontopoulou, M., Bellehumeur, C.T. (1998). Particle Coalescence and Bubble Dissolution in Rotational Molding. In: Emri, I. (eds) Progress and Trends in Rheology V. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51062-5_200

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