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Analysing Melt Homogeneity in a Single-screw Plasticizing Unit of an Injection Moulding Machine by Means of CFD Methods

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    Abstract

    n polymer processing both the thermal homogeneity and the optical- mechanical homogeneity (mixing quality) of the polymer melt play a key role on the part quality. For most injection moulding applications mixing is performed in the single screw plasticizing unit of the injection moulding machine. Thus, the quality of the product is strongly dependent on the ability of the plasticizing unit to generate a homogeneous melt pool in the screw chamber. The principles of mixing in single screw extruders are described either by analytical (e.g. for the meteringzone) or numerical methods (e.g. for more complex mixing head geometries).
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication29th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society Book of Abstracts
    Pages174
    Number of pages231
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

    Fields of science

    • 205017 Materials engineering
    • 211909 Energy technology
    • 203011 Lightweight design
    • 203013 Mechanical engineering
    • 103032 Fluid mechanics
    • 203015 Mechatronics
    • 205011 Polymer engineering
    • 205012 Polymer processing

    JKU Focus areas

    • Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
    • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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