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Numerical Simulation of Viscous Flow in a Partially filled Co-rotating Twin Screw Extruder

  • G. Pokriefke
Published/Copyright: March 26, 2013
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International Polymer Processing
From the journal International Polymer Processing Volume 22 Issue 1

Abstract

The free-surface flow of fully melted material in the conveying section of a co-rotating twin screw extruder has been simulated numerically with the Finite Volume Method and an Eulerian multiphase model. In this model the interface is captured in an implicit manner with the help of the local volume fraction in a cell.

The results presented here reveal the power and conveying characteristics of the twin screw configuration. Some interesting findings are discussed for the power characteristic in the fully filled state as well. The flow field and derived quantities are discussed with regards to the axial transport, symmetries in the flow field and locations of high energy dissipation. All results are compared to the fully filled state.

Additionally, a new term, the volume flux based “conveying degree”, is introduced in this paper. The difference to the volume-based degree of fill is pointed out.

∗ Mail address: G. Pokriefke, Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Institute of Mechanics, D-22039 Hamburg, Germany. E-mail:

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Received: 2005-8-24
Accepted: 2006-9-19
Published Online: 2013-03-26
Published in Print: 2007-03-01

© 2007, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

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https://doi.org/10.3139/217.0104

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  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Editorial
  4. International Polymer Processing Special Issue: European Coating Symposium 2005, University of Bradford, UK
  5. Invited Papers
  6. Coating and Polymer Processing
  7. Practical Limitations to Carrier Layer Formation on Inclined Planes
  8. Simulation of 3D Crystallization of Colloidal Nanoparticles on a Substrate during Drying
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  10. Inkjet Printing of Conductive and Resistive Coatings
  11. Moisture Sorption and Transport in Polylactide
  12. 10.3139/217.0992
  13. Review Article
  14. Welding of Plastics: Fundamentals and New Developments
  15. Regular Contributed Articles
  16. Numerical Simulation of Viscous Flow in a Partially filled Co-rotating Twin Screw Extruder
  17. Invited Papers
  18. A New Calculation Model and Optimization Method for Maddock Mixers in Single Screw Plasticising Technology
  19. Regular Contributed Articles
  20. Residual Wall Thickness Distribution at the Transition and Curve Sections of Water-assisted Injection Molded Tubes
  21. Numerical Simulation of Extrusion Coating
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