Modeling of agglomerate dispersion in single screw extruders

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-257

  Domingues, N ^a   Camesasca, M ^b   Kaufman, M ^c   Manas Zloczower, I ^b   Gaspar Cunha, A ^a   Covas, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROCESSING EQUIPMENT; SHANNON ENTROPY; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCREWS;

EXTRUDERS;

EID: 77955838997     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.2350     Document Type: Article

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