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Polymer foams handbook : engineering and biomechanics applications and design guide /

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From crash helmets to packaging, this is the complete guide to understanding, selecting, processing and working with polymer foams.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mills, N. J. (Nigel J.)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Butterworth Heinemann, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Plastic foams.
Mousses plastiques.
plastic foam.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Reference.
Plastic foams
Electronic books.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Polymer Foams Handbook; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction to polymer foam microstructure; Chapter 2. Polyurethane foams: processing and microstructure; Chapter 3. Foamed thermoplastics: microstructure and processing; Chapter 4. Bead foam microstructure and processing; Chapter 5. Simple mechanical tests; Chapter 6. Finite element modelling of foam deformation; Chapter 7. Micromechanics of open-cell foams; Chapter 8. Air flow in open-cell foams; Chapter 9. Seating case study; Chapter 10. Sport mat case study.