Computer simulation and experiments of flow distribution in flat sheet dies Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractThe Control Volume Method is used in a two‐dimensional computer software package to simulate three‐dimensional nonisothermal flows of polymer melts through flat sheet dies. The results of the simulation are compared to experiments performed with different materials on an experimental die, and to a three‐dimensional simulation using the Finite Element Method. This comparison shows that for the case of negligible extensional effects, the two‐dimensional package performs reasonably well.

authors

• Vlcek, J
• Mailvaganam, GN
• Vlachopoulos, John
• Perdikoulias, J

status

• published 

publication date

• December 1990

has subject area

• 0912 Materials Engineering (FoR)
• Polymers (Science Metrix)

published in

• Advances in Polymer Technology  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4014 Manufacturing Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/adv.1990.060100407

start page

• 309

end page

• 322

volume

• 10

issue

• 4