Rheological fundamentals of polymer processing

Preface. The basic equations of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics R.N. Jones, K. Walters. Micro-rehological modelling G. Marrucci. Linear viscoelasticity: the search for patterns in the relaxation of polymer melts and gels H.H. Winter, J. Jackson. Temperature behaviour of the viscoelastic material functions in polymers A.C. Diogo. The rheology of multiphase systems L.A. Utracki. Rheological measurements: oscillatory, rotational, and pressure flows G. Marin. Getting spectra from experimental data A.C. Diogo. Application of rheology to polymer processing J. Ferguson. Polymer processing modelling - approximation methods J.F. Agassant, et al. Computer modeling of viscoelastic flow V. Legat. Modeling and optimization of single screw extrusion for thermoplastics J.F. Agassant, et al. Distributive mixing in extruders D.I. Bigio. Coextrusion of polymer melts A. Karagiannis, et al. Injection moulding of thermoplastic polymers M. Vincent. Simulation of thermoforming and blowmolding - theory and experiments M.O. Ghafur, et al. The inverse problem in polymer processing J.A. Covas. Numerical practice in polymer processing D.I. Bigio, M. Vincent. Kinetics of shear induced crystallization H. Janeschitz-Kriegl. Polymer crystallization under process conditions H. Janeschitz-Kriegl. Reactive extrusion: a new tool for the diversification of polymeric materials M. Lambla. Subject index.