Average shear rate in a twin-screw extruder as a function of degree of fill, flow behavior index, screw speed and screw configuration

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 961-982

  Suparno, M ^a   Dolan, K D ^b   Ng, P K W ^b   Steffe, J F ^c  

^a PT Sparindo Food   (Indonesia)

^b Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SHEAR RATES; DEGREE OF FILL; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; FLOW BEHAVIOR INDEX; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; MIXER VISCOMETRY; NEWTONIANS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POWER-LAW; PRODUCT QUALITY; SCREW SPEED; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

ESTIMATION; FLOW FIELDS; LEAD SCREWS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; SPEED;

SCREWS;

EID: 79960739360     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2009.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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