The Design of a Large Single-Screw Melt Extruder Using a Quasi Two-Dimensional Conducting Screw Computer Model
1997 ◽
Vol 119
(4A)
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pp. 644-648
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Keyword(s):
This paper describes a computer-aided design study for a large (5000 kg/hr) single-screw melt extruder processing 0.2 MFI LDPE using a quasi 2D steady-state non-Newtonian flow and heat transfer model that takes into account screw conduction. The effect of different screw materials has also been investigated.