Predicting Flow Performance of Spiral Mandrel Dies Journal Articles

abstract

• A mathematical model was developed to simulate the flow of a polymer melt through a spiral mandrel distribution system The model uses the method of lumped parameters over a finite number of control volumes to obtain volumetric flow rates and pressures throughout the flow field A qualitative agreement between the model and commercial equipment was found Experimental measurements of thick ness variation from the spiral distribution svstem indicated good quantitative agreement.

authors

• Perdikoulias, John
• Vlcek, J
• Vlachopoulos, John

status

• published 

publication date

• January 1989

has subject area

• 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry (FoR)
• 0912 Materials Engineering (FoR)
• Polymers (Science Metrix)

published in

• Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4016 Materials Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/875608798900500104

start page

• 18

end page

• 31

volume

• 5

issue

• 1