A new model based approach for the prediction and optimisation of thermal homogeneity in single screw extrusion

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 862-874

  Abeykoon, Chamil ^a   Li, Kang ^a   McAfee, Marion ^b   Martin, Peter J ^a   Niu, Qun ^a   Kelly, Adrian L ^c   Deng, Jing ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melt temperature variation; Modelling; Optimisation; Polymer extrusion; Temperature control; Thermocouple mesh

Indexed keywords

MELT TEMPERATURE; MODELLING; OPTIMISATIONS; POLYMER EXTRUSION; THERMOCOUPLE MESH;

DIES; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCOUPLES;

EXTRUSION;

EID: 79959715745     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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