The inferential monitoring of screw load torque to predict process fluctuations in polymer extrusion

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 211, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1907-1918

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

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency analysis; Polymer extrusion; Process fluctuations; Process monitoring; Screw load torque; Screw torque

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LOAD TORQUES; MOTOR CURRENTS; ON-LINE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMER EXTRUSION; POLYMER MATERIALS; PROCESS DYNAMICS; PROCESS FLUCTUATIONS; PROCESS ISSUES; PRODUCT QUALITY; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLID FRICTION; TORQUE SIGNALS;

EXTRUSION; MELTING; POLYMERS; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; SCREWS; SPECTRAL DENSITY; TORQUE MEASUREMENT;

TORQUE;

EID: 80052724266     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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