Extrusion of polypropylene. Part II: Process analysis of the metering zone

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-64

  Lekakou, C ^a   Brandao, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Polo Petroquimico do Nordeste   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASTICS EXTRUDERS; PRESSURE DROP; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER CODE; METERING ZONE; MIXING QUALITY; NON NEWTONIAN MELT; NONISOTHERMAL ANALYSIS; PROCESS ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDERS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0029734008     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10384     Document Type: Article

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