Computer Simulation of Conventional and Barrier Screw Extruders Conferences

abstract

• A simulation methodology for both conventional and barrier screws is presented. The overall model includes submodels for the feed hopper, solids transport zone, melting and melt pumping. In barrier screws, the rate of melting of the solids is calculated on the basis of Tadmor's model from solid-bed velocity and the change of solid-bed thickness and width. Comparisons of simulation with experimental data show that the behavior of both conventional and barrier screw extruders can be predicted with reasonable accuracy.

authors

• Macgregor, Alex
• Vlachopoulos, John
• Vlcek, Jiri

status

• published 

publication date

• September 1997

has subject area

• 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (FoR)
• 0912 Materials Engineering (FoR)
• 0913 Mechanical Engineering (FoR)
• Materials (Science Metrix)

published in

• Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites  Journal

presented at event

• 54th Annual Technical Conference of the Society-of-Plastics-Engineers  Conference

keywords

• Materials Science
• Materials Science, Composites
• Physical Sciences
• Polymer Science
• Science & Technology
• Technology
• barrier screws
• computer simulation
• melting rate
• plasticating extrusion

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/073168449701601403

start page

• 1270

end page

• 1280

volume

• 16

issue

• 14