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Title:	The application of a non-Newtonian rheological equation to low-density polyethylene
Author:	Goldstein, Jeffrey N.
View Online:	njit-etd1970-001 (vii, 54 pages ~ 9.5 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Huang, Ching-Rong (Committee chair) McCormick, John E. (Committee member) Salamone, Jerome J. (Committee member)
Date:	1970
Keywords:	Polyethylene Rheology Non-Newtonian Fluids
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	A generalized non-Newtonian equation describing the rheology of molten thermoplastics is verified for low-density polyethylenes. The equation is extended to account for both rheological temperature dependency and polyethylene molecular weight dependency. The prediction of the rheology of new polyethylenes without additional experimentation is thus possible.