Design formulas for plastics engineers

Contents: Formulas of Rheology. Newtonian Fluids. Viscous Shear Flow of Polymer Melts. Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymers. Thermodynamic Properties. Formulas for Heat Transfer: Steady-state and Unsteady-state Conduction. Heat Conduction with Dissipation. Dimensionless Groups. Heat Transfer by Convection and Radiation. Dielectric Heating. Fick’s Law of Diffusion. Designing Plastics Parts. Formulas for Designing Extrusion and Injection Molding Equipment: Extrusion Dies, Screws, and Injection Molding.