Numerical simulation of pressure and velocity profiles in kneading elements of a co-rotating twin screw extruder

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 525-541

  Bravo, V L ^a,c   Hrymak, A N ^a   Wright, J D ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PAPRICAN   (Canada)

^c CA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FLOW; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

ISOTHERMAL FLOW; POLYMER MELT FLOW; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDER;

PLASTICS EXTRUDERS;

EID: 0034140870     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11184     Document Type: Article

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