Polymer extrusion

Rauwendaal, C., 1986. Polymer extrusion. Hanser Publishers, Munich, Vienna, New York. This book covers the following: 1 Introduction - 1.1 Basic process - 1.2 Scope of the book - 1.3 General literature survey - 1.4 History of polymer extrusion - References - Part I Extrusion machinery - 2 Different types of extruders - 2.1 The single screw extruder - 2.2 The multi-screw extruder - 2.3 Disk extruders - 2.4 Ram extruders - Appendix 2.1 Pumping efficiency in diskpack extruder - References - 3 Extruder hardware - 3.1 Extruder drive - 3.2 Thrust bearing assembly - 3.3 Barrel and feed throat - 3.4 Feed hopper - 3.5 Extruder screw - 3.6 Die assembly - 3.7 Heating and cooling systems - References - 4 Instrumentation and control - 4.1 Instrumentation requirements - 4.2 Pressure measurements - 4.3 Temperature measurement - 4.4 Other measurements - 4.5 Temperature control - 4.6 Total proves control - References - Part II Process - 5 Fundamental principles - 5.1 Balance equations - 5.2 Basic thermodynamics - 5.3 Heat transfer - 5.4 Basics of devolatilization - Appendix 5.1 Pipe flow of Newtonian fluid - References - 6 Important polymer properties - 6.1 Properties of bulk materials - 6.2 Melt flow properties - 6.3 Thermal properties - 6.4 Polymer property summary - References - 7 Functional process analysis - 7.1 Basic screw geometry - 7.2 Solids conveying - 7.3 Plasticating - 7.4 Melt conveying - 7.5 Die forming - 7.6 Devolatilization - 7.7 Mixing - Appendix 7.1 Constants of equation - Appendix 7.2 Constants of the Engstad equation - 7.3 Solids conveying angle by Darnell and Mol - Appendix 7.4 Fortran program to analyse two-dimensional flow of a power law fluid - References - Part III Practical applications - 8 Extruder screw design - 8.1 Mechanical considerations - 8.2 Optimizing for output - 8.3 Optimizing for power consumption - 8.4 Single flighted extruder screws - 8.5 Devolatilizing extruder screws - 8.6 Multi-flighted extruder screws - 8.7 Mixing screws - 8.8 Scale-up - References - 9 Die design - 9.1 Basic considerations - 9.2 Film and sheet dies - 9.3 Pipe and tubing dies - 9.4 Blown film dies - 9.5 Profile extrusion dies - 9.6 Coextrusion - References - 10 Twin screw extruders - 10.1 Introduction - 10.2 Twin versus single screw extruder - 10.3 Intermeshing co-rotating extruders - 10.4 Intermeshing counter-rotating extruders - 10.5 Non-intermeshing twin screw extruders - 10.6 coaxial twin screw extruders - 10.7 Devolitilization in twin screw extruders - References - 11 Trouble shooting extruders - 11.1 Material related problems - 11.2 Machine related problems - 11.3 Polymer degradation - 11.4 Extrusion instabilities - 11.5 Air entrapment - References - Conversion constants - Nomenclature Author index - Subject index - Biography

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