## Abstract **Summary:** A two phase dynamic model is proposed here for the first time to describe the first stages of heterogeneous olefin polymerization and to improve predictions of particle morphology. Taking into account the solid and fluid phases, the two phase model allows for the calculatio
Viscoelastic model for particle fragmentation in olefin polymerization
✍ Scribed by Pål Kittilsen; Hallvard F. Svendsen; Timothy F. McKenna
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 938 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-1541
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