Measurement of Velocity Profiles in Reverse-Screw Elements of a Twin-Screw Extruder

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2424-2431

  Chandrasekaran, Murali ^a   Karwe, Mukund V ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; EXTRUDERS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDER;

NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EXTRUDER SCREW; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER; NEWTONIAN FLUID; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 0031256051     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690431006     Document Type: Article

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