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Limitations of the Phan-Thien non-linear network viscoelastic model

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The failure of the Phan-Thien non-linear network viscoelastic model to predict realistic stress-strain relationships under certain conditions is illustrated in two examples. Care in the application of the model when applied in situations where high shear rates are expected is indicated.

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  1. Defence Science and Technology Organisation Department of Defence, Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, GPO Box 2151, 5001, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    S. E. Stephenson

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Stephenson, S.E. Limitations of the Phan-Thien non-linear network viscoelastic model. Rheol Acta 25, 66–68 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01369982

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