A review and evaluation of melt temperature sensors for polymer extrusion

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 182, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-27

  Abeykoon, Chamil ^a   Martin, Peter J ^a   Kelly, Adrian L ^b   Brown, Elaine C ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency analysis; Melt temperature profile; Melt temperature sensor; Polymer extrusion; Process monitoring

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; POLYMERS; PROCESS MONITORING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LIMITED INFORMATION; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MELT TEMPERATURE; POLYMER EXTRUSION; POLYMER PROCESSING; THERMAL MONITORING;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84863424964     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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