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8-2012 Relating Burst Pressure to Seal Peel Strength In Pouches William Bernal Clemson University, [email protected]
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Recommended Citation Bernal, William, "Relating Burst Pressure to Seal Peel Strength In Pouches" (2012). All Theses. 1490. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1490
This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Theses by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RELATING BURST PRESSURE TO SEAL PEEL STRENGTH IN POUCHES
A Thesis Presented to the Graduate School of Clemson University
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science Packaging Science
by William Alexander Bernal August 2012
Accepted by: Dr. Duncan O. Darby, Committee Chair Dr. William S. Whiteside Dr. James R. Rieck
ABSTRACT
This work was aimed at studying the relationship between burst pressure and seal peel strength. Past researchers developed a force balance equation based on the analysis of a force diagram to relate burst pressure to seal strength. The theoretical formula