Flow restrictor design for extrusion slit dies for a range of materials: Simulation and comparison of optimization techniques

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 430-453

  Sienz, Johann ^a   Bates, Stuart J ^a   Pittman, John F T ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow balancing; Fluid structure interaction; Hele Shaw; Polymer extrusion; Shape optimization; Slit die

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

FLOW BALANCING; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HELE-SHAW; POLYMER EXTRUSIONS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SLIT DIE;

EXTRUSION DIES;

EID: 30744455782     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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