Process efficiency in polymer extrusion: Correlation between the energy demand and melt thermal stability

Applied Energy

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 560-571

  Abeykoon, Chamil ^a   Kelly, Adrian L ^a   Vera Sorroche, Javier ^a   Brown, Elaine C ^a   Coates, Phil D ^a   Deng, Jing ^b   Li, Kang ^b   Harkin Jones, Eileen ^b   Price, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy demand; Energy efficiency; Melt viscosity; Polymer extrusion; Process monitoring; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; POLYMERS; PROCESS MONITORING; STABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THROUGHPUT; VISCOSITY;

ENERGY DEMANDS; EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS; MELT TEMPERATURE FIELD MEASUREMENT; MELT VISCOSITIES; OPERATING CONDITION; POLYMER EXTRUSION; PROCESS UNDERSTANDING; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CORRELATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; MELTING; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84930933621     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.086     Document Type: Article

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