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Design of Calibrators for Profile Extrusion – Optimizing Multi-step Systems

  • J. M. Nóbrega , O. S. Carneiro , A. Gaspar-Cunha and N. D. Gonçalves
Published/Copyright: March 26, 2013
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International Polymer Processing
From the journal International Polymer Processing Volume 23 Issue 3

Abstract

A computer code, that couples numerical modelling and optimization routines, is described and used to automatically optimize the performance of a multi-step calibration stage of a plastic profile extrusion line. The objective of the optimization process is to minimize two conflicting criteria: final plastic profile average temperature and corresponding distribution standard deviation, both computed at the end of the calibration/cooling stage. The optimization routine uses Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (MOEA). Having in mind the well-known difficulties in characterizing the interface heat transfer coefficient, the system optimization was performed using different constant values for this parameter.

∗ Mail address: Olga S. Carneiro, Institute for Polymers and Composites, Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Azurem, 4800 058 Guimaraes, Portugal. E-mail:

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Received: 2007-11-21
Accepted: 2008-2-23
Published Online: 2013-03-26
Published in Print: 2008-07-01

© 2008, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

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https://doi.org/10.3139/217.2148

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Regular Contributed Articles
  4. 10.3139/217.0979
  5. Polymer Plastication during Injection Molding
  6. Polymer Plastication during Injection Molding
  7. Challenges to the Formation of Nano-cells in Foaming Processes
  8. Manufacture of Spinnerets for Synthetic Micro-fibers by LIGA and Micro-injection Molding Technique
  9. Study of Solid-plug Conveying in a Centrifugal Extruder
  10. Experimental Study on the Sliding Friction and Wear Characteristics of Roller Burnished Polymers
  11. Studying the Effective Thermal Properties of Solids in Extrusion Machinery using a Discrete Particle Simulation Approach
  12. Polymer-ridge Waveguide Fabrication by Gas-assisted UV Embossing with a Soft Mold
  13. Rheological Behavior of Immiscible PS/PMMA Blends during Dynamic Plasticating Extrusion
  14. Rapid Fabrication of Microstructures onto Plastic Substrates by Infrared Hot Embossing
  15. Design of Calibrators for Profile Extrusion – Optimizing Multi-step Systems
  16. Inhibition of Thermal Oxidation Destruction of PBT/HDPE Blends by Organic Compounds of Five-valent Phosphorus
  17. Non-isothermal Model for the Drive Power Calculation of Single-screw Plasticating Units
  18. PPS News
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  20. Seikei-Kakou Abstracts
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