Investigation of mixing mechanisms and energy balance in reactive extrusion using three-dimensional numerical simulation method

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3411-3422

  Zhu, Linjie ^a   Narh, Kwabena A ^a   Hyun, Kun S ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Extrusion; Mixing; Numerical simulation; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVEYING; EXTRUDERS; HEAT LOSSES; MIXING; POLYMERIZATION; ROTATION; VISCOSITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ENERGY BALANCES; MIXING MECHANISMS; REACTIVE EXTRUSION; SCREW ELEMENTS;

EXTRUSION;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; EXTRUSION; MIXING; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 18844445081     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.12.049     Document Type: Article

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