Download or read book Rheology and Its Role in Plastics Processing written by P. Prentice and published by iSmithers Rapra Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review encompasses fundamental principles and rheological equations of state, polymer melt rheology (shear and extensional flow, viscoelasticity, die swell and melt fracture) and rheological c094 techniques. It describes the main plastics processing techniques, and explains the influence of polymer melt rheology upon their operation. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database provides useful references for further reading.