Verification of the melting behaviour in a single screw plastification unit

  • Michael Aigner
  • , Maximilian Prechtl
  • , Bernhard Praher

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Abstract

We report on the development of a novel non-invasive ultrasonic measurement system for the determination of the melting behaviour in a single screw plastification unit (35/20D). The solid bed - melt pool ratio is quantified with a non-invasive ultrasonic system based on reflection measurements. By automated analysis of the reflected pulses - measured at different axial positions - it is possible to monitor the melting process online. Additionally the melt profile was also calculated with the single screw calculation program NeExt (Numerically extended extruder calculation) and compared with the measurement results.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Polymer Science and Technology 3 - Proceedings of a Conference on Polymer Science
Editors List, Manulela; Paulik, Christian; Teasdale, Ian; Brüggemann, Oliver
Place of PublicationLinz
PublisherTRAUNER Verlag
Pages102
Number of pages1
Volume3
ISBN (Print)978-3-99033-195-8
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

Publication series

NameAdvances in Polymer Science and Technology - APST

Fields of science

  • 104 Chemistry
  • 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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