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Determination of relevant mechanical properties for the production process of polyethylene by using mesoscale molecular simulation techniques

Dirk Grommesa Institute of Technology, Resource and Energy-Efficient Engineering (TREE), Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Sankt Augustin, Germany;b Dr. Reinold Hagen Stiftung, Bonn, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dirk Reitha Institute of Technology, Resource and Energy-Efficient Engineering (TREE), Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Sankt Augustin, Germany;c Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Sankt Augustin, GermanyView further author information
Pages 242-261 | Received 31 Oct 2019, Accepted 23 Jan 2020, Published online: 10 Feb 2020

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