单螺杆挤出机螺旋沟槽固体段产量的实验研究

在自制的测试仪上对单螺杆挤出机螺旋沟槽固体输送段的产量进行了实验研究,探讨了沟槽衬套、螺杆的结构参数,物料粒径大小及螺杆转速对单螺杆挤出机固体输送段产量的影响,同时将螺旋沟槽单螺杆挤出机与IKV挤出机固体输送段的产量进行了对比。实验研究表明：粒径越小,螺旋衬套沟槽越宽,固体输送段产量越高;螺杆螺距变化对挤出机固体输送段产量的影响很小;IKV直槽挤出机固体输送段的产量明显小于螺旋沟槽衬套挤出机的固体输送产量,而且随着转速的增加,趋势越明显。     

单螺杆挤出机螺旋沟槽固体段压力的实验研究

在自制的压力测试仪上对单螺杆挤出机螺旋沟槽固体输送段的压力进行了实验研究,探讨了螺杆转速,沟槽衬套、螺杆的主要结构参数以及物料的粒径大小对挤出机固体输送段压力的影响,同时将螺旋沟槽单螺杆挤出机与IKV挤出机固体输送段的建压能力做了对比.实验研究表明:螺杆转速、沟槽宽度对固体输送段压力影响较小;粒径越小,螺杆螺距越大,挤...     

The adjustable grooved feed extruder

Grooved feed extruders have been around since about the 1960s. These extruders offer considerable advantages over conventional extruders, such as higher throughput, better stability, and the ability to process very high molecular weight polymers. There are some important disadvantages as well, for instance, higher motor load, wear is more likely, high pressures in the grooved region, and the screw design has to be adapted. The disadvantages of the grooved feed extruder disappear when the grooved feed extruder is made with a mechanism that allows adjustment of the groove depth. Grooved feed extruders have now been developed that incorporate an adjustment mechanism that allows the depth of the grooves to be changed, during actual operation, from zero to full depth. Chris Rauwendaal and Janusz Sikora explain.     

Fundamentals of plasticating extrusion. II. Experiments

Experiments were performed to develop quantitative information for designing plasticating extruders for low density polyethylene. Screw design variables explored included feed section length, compression section taper, and minimum channel depth. Operating variables included were screw speed, barrel temperature, and back pressure. A moving picture film illustrates temperature action and cross-channel temperature distribution for some typical experiments using a new type of extruder screw for 2.5 inch and 8 inch diameter extrusion. The information gathered was used to obtain relations between performance and screw dimensions and revealed an optimum combination of feed section length and compression taper.     

Grooved feed single screw extruders—improving productivity and reducing viscous heating effects

Owing to their high productivity, pressure invariance, and controlled throughput and melt temperature, groove feed systems are becoming widely accepted for the extrusion of pipes, blown films, and blow molded articles. Within the research presented in this paper, a fully instrumented 45 mm extruder equipped with a grooved fed bushing was used to measure pressure distributions, screw and die characteristics, and melt temperature profiles. The screw geometry included decompression and compression zones, and Saxton distributive and Maillefer dispersive mxing heads. The screw and die characteristic curves show the high system productivity where throughputs comparable to 60 and 90 mm conventional extruders were measured. The high throughput induced a dramatic reduction in melt temperature measured at the tip. To better understand and confirm our experimental findings, analytical models were used.     

Increasing the efficiency of the extrusion process

The article presents constructional methods of increasing the efficiency of the polymer extrusion process. Increasing the efficiency of the polymer extrusion process consists in the increase of the flow rate of the processed polymer and the energy efficiency of polymer processing extruders and the decrease of the specific energy consumption and the pulsation of the flow rate and polymer pressure, as well as quality improvement of the received extrudate as a result of better homogenization of mechanical and thermal properties and polymer structure. Therefore, the improvement of the constructional solution of the screw and barrel of the extruder plasticating system was discussed. The improvement of the construction of the screw lies in using the active and passive grooved barrel section. Original constructional solutions of the active grooved section with both longitudinal and helical grooves were shown. The devices increasing the efficiency of the extrusion were also shown, which included a screen changer, a melt pump, and a static mixer. Appropriate conclusions were drawn. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Investigation of the poly(vinyl chloride) extrusion process using a feed throat with a feed pocket

The effectiveness of the extrusion process depends on a number of factors, the most important being barrel design, e.g., longitudinal or helical grooves; screw, feed opening, and polymer hopper designs are significant in this respect, too. The effect of these factors on the extrusion process has been thoroughly discussed in the available literature. This notwithstanding, there is little information providing insight on the effect of a feed pocket made below the feed opening, on the side of the barrel toward which the screw rotates, on the main characteristics of the extrusion process. For the experiments, five special profile inserts with different feed pocket depths were made and then mounted in the extruder barrel equipped with a 25‐mm diameter screw. The extrusion of plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at the screw speed ranging from 30 to 150 rpm was investigated. Presented graphically as charts, the obtained results show the dependences of extrudate temperature, extruder screw torque, polymer output, power supplied to the extruder and conveyed by the polymer, unit energy consumption and energy efficiency on the feed pocket depth, and screw speed. It has been found that the feed pocket made in the extruder barrel has little effect on the course and effectiveness of plasticized PVC extrusion and does not worsen the studied properties of the received extrudate; yet, it should be taken into account to ensure the highest polymer output and lowest energy consumption. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 54:2037–2045, 2014. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers     

The melting performance of single screw extruders. II

In the previous paper (1) the melting performance of a number of recent screw designs was analyzed, using a rather simple theory. A new screw design was proposed. Here the results of more elaborate calculations, are given in which the influence of the flight clearance and of a shear-thinning temperature dependent viscosity are investigated. The former conclusions are not altered in essence by these effects. Experimental results with a prototype screw are presented, showing that melting capacity is increased. Up to 100 percent increase in throughput is possible in the high RPM range (in comparison with a much longer traditional compression screw), provided that the feed capacity is sufficient. This usually requires the use of a grooved, well-cooled, feed section; the capacity of such a feed section depends, for a given screw geometry, on channel depth and granule dimensions. The melt leaves the melting section at a relatively low temperature. The melting section only melts the material and does not raise, its temperature unnecessarily. A further step towards separating distinct tasks of the extruder by functional screw design has been made.     

Experimental analysis for extrusion screw geometry to produce highly transparent polypropylene sheets

The observation was experimentally conducted by using many screws with various geometries to obtain a highly transparent polypropylene melt resin sheet. The pressure distribution in the extruder, melt temperature profile across melt flow, the extruder throughput and the specific energy consumption were monitored. In a preliminary evaluation, transparent melt web was obtained in a simple straight channel depth screw and a straight channel depth screw with a torpedo type barrier section. The transparency of melted resin sheet was obtained by the screw geometry so that the specific energy consumption was small and the melted temperature was low. Based on these results and taking a wide applicability for a large size extruder of the production machine into consideration, the screw of gently tapered compression with a torpedo type barrier section was selected as the basic design of the screw geometry to satisfy both the transparency and the extrusion stability. The screw geometry optimization was conducted using the analysis of melting performance by the cooling experiment and the pressure pattern. As a result, the screw geometry to satisfy a low external haze and an extrusion stability under higher throughput conditions was designed. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2010. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Flow distribution in spiral mandrel dies

An analysis of flow of a power law fluid in a spiral mandrel die is presented. The analysis is applied to study the effect of various die design parameters on the flow distribution at the end of the spiral mandrel section. Three variables that have a very strong effect on the flow distribution are the number of grooves, the initial clearance, and the groove helix angle. The distribution is improved by increasing the number of grooves, by using a non-zero initial clearance, and a relatively small helix angle. Two more variables that have a significant effect on the flow distribution are the taper angle and the initial groove depth. The optimum taper angle was found to be between 1 and 3 degrees. The distribution uniformity improves with the initial groove depth, while the pressure drop reduces at the same time.     

橡胶冷喂料挤出机螺杆造型及工艺参数与挤出温度的数学模型

研究了螺杆造型（长径比，螺旋升角，螺槽深度，螺杆几何压缩比），挤出工艺（螺杆转速，机头口型）和胶料种类对橡胶冷喂料挤出机挤出温度的影响，并对各实验因素及实验结果做了统计分析，得出了他们之间的定量数学模型。     

新型偏心三螺杆挤出机流体混合特性分析

在传统的三螺杆挤出机的基础上,设计了一种新型偏心三螺杆挤出机。该三螺杆挤出机中具有螺杆几何结构偏心、螺槽构型呈梯度变化特殊以及较高的面积利用系数等特征。利用有限元法对聚丙烯（PP）熔体在新型偏心三螺杆挤出机中流动和混合规律进行三维数值模拟,给出偏心三螺杆挤出机中压力和速度分布规律,计算了3种偏心螺杆挤出流场的停留时间分布、分布指数、分离尺度、最大剪切应力等混合表征参数。结果表明,螺杆偏心距不仅决定了螺杆端面形状,也改变了螺槽梯度的变化程度。随着螺槽梯度的逐渐减小,挤出机内粒子团聚效应逐渐降低、物料剪切作用逐渐增强。在3种新型偏心三螺杆挤出机中,偏心距e=3 mm的新型偏心螺杆挤出机的混合性能相对较好。     

Residence time distribution in a real single screw extruder

The residence time distribution in an industrial single screw extruder was investigated experimentally in the case of melt and plasticating extrusion. The investigations performed proved that the extrusion parameters influence strongly the residence time distribution in the extruder. It was found that the resistance to flow through the die-head of the extruder is very important from this point of view, as well as other parameters like rotational speed of the screw and the screw channel depth. Variation of these parameters can change the residence time distribution over a broad range between the extreme idealized cases of plug flow and flow with perfect mixing. In order to obtain quantitative dependences three moduli were used and a correlation equation was obtained. This equation enables an estimation of residence time distribution on the basis of experimental characteristics of the extruder and the actual extrusion parameters.     

横纹管强化吸收器的传热传质实验研究

在吸收式热泵的吸收器中,利用LiBr水溶液为工质,对横纹管强化管外降膜吸收过程进行了研究。实验结果表明:影响横纹管传热强化的主要因素为LiBr水溶液喷淋密度、横纹管结构参数节距和槽深,各个因素对强化效果影响不同;与光管相比,横纹管的传热传质效果明显得到了增强,但是不同结构参数节距与槽深的横纹管,其强化传热传质的效果不同。在实验范围内,横纹管强化LiBr溶液吸收水蒸气的传热系数是光管的2.1—3.25倍,传质系数是光管的1.25—1.93倍。     

橡胶护舷挤出机头流场有限元分析

运用Adina软件对D型橡胶护舷的挤出法生产过程进行有限元模拟分析。为了实现从机头增压段到定型段的过渡,特地设计了急剧扩张的几何结构,对胶料进行二次增压,使胶料在进入定型段时流动速度均匀,从而可保证护舷的生产质量。     

可提高挤出产量的沟槽加料段

介绍了沟槽加料段的结构形式，比较和分析了传统挤出机和沟槽加料段挤出机的工作特性。     

Effect of the preparation of cellulose pellets on the dispersion of cellulose fibers into polypropylene matrix during extrusion

Cellulose fibers are rarely used for the extrusion of composites because of the problems in feeding them into the extruder and in dispersing them properly. Pelletization made it possible to feed cellulose fibers into extruder, but it reduced dramatically the fiber length. The goal of this study was to optimize the pelletization process for extrusion applications. Bleached sulfite cellulose fibers were pelletized at different moisture contents and with the optional addition of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The pellets were subsequently extruded with polypropylene matrix without compatibilizer. Fiber dispersion and fiber breakage during extrusion were investigated. Pre‐blending of polymer and fiber pellets and introduction of the fibers through a side extruder were compared. CMC acted as a processing aid during pelletization, resulting in lower fiber breakage but in compact and stiff pellets. Lower moisture content also increased the compactness of the pellets. The dispersability of the fibers during extrusion decreased with increased pellets' compactness. CMC created inter‐fiber bonds, decreasing further the fibers' dispersability. The fiber length in the composites was the same regardless of the pelletization parameters. Early introduction of the fibers improved fiber dispersion. Feeding through side extruder was more stable and more reliable than pre‐blending. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Microcellular extrusion of PLA utilizing solid‐state nucleation in the gas‐saturated pellet extrusion process

In this study, we explore the use of solid‐state nucleation in polymer pellets as a means to create microcellular PLA foams in extrusion. This is achieved by using gas‐saturated PLA pellets as input to the extruder. Foam density, bubble size, and bubble density is reported and compared with microcellular foams created in the gas‐injection extrusion process. PLA pellet gas concentrations between 17 and 29 mg CO₂/g PLA was found to produce quality microcellular foams in this process. Gas concentrations within this range were achieved by varying methods that included partial saturation, desorption from full saturation, and blending saturated with unsaturated pellets. This gas concentration window that produced microcellular foams was found to be independent of the saturation and desorption process used to achieve the desired concentration. We further compare the pressure drop and pressure drop rate of the gas‐saturated pellet extrusion process showing that similar foams can be produced at pressures orders of magnitude lower than the alternative gas‐injection extrusion processes. Investigations into extrusion pressures support the hypothesis that the gas‐saturated pellet extrusion process utilizes solid‐state nucleation in the feed section of the extruder to achieve high bubble density foams. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Effect of processing conditions on the formation of polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites in a twin screw extruder

Polypropylene (PP)/organoclay (Cloisite^©20A) nanocomposites are prepared via direct melt intercalation in a co‐rotating twin screw extruder. Maleic anhydride (MA)‐grafted PP (PP‐g‐MA) is used as a compatibilizer to improve the dispersion of the clay. The formulation used to prepare the nanocomposites is fixed and is equal to 80/15/5 (PP/PP‐g‐MA/Cloisite^©20A), expressed in mass fraction. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of processing conditions as well as screw profile upon the formation of PP nanocomposites. The parameters studied are the feed rate and the screw speed, which are varied independently, from 4.5 to 29.0 kg/h and from 100 to 300 rpm, respectively. The state of dispersion is quantified by wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD), transmission electron microscopy, and rheological measurements. WAXD results show that the nanocomposites obtained in different conditions have an intercalated structure, with an increase in interlayer spacing. However, this interlayer spacing is globally unaffected by processing parameters. On the opposite, the proportion of exfoliation, estimated by rheological measurements, is depending on operating conditions (screw speed and feed rate). It increases when the feed rate decreases and the screw speed increases. Investigations on the state of dispersion along the screw profile are also presented. They show that no evolution of intercalated structure is observed along the screws and that screw geometry is only efficient in particular extrusion conditions to delaminate clay platelets. Numerical simulations of the twin screw extrusion process, using the software Ludovic^©, put in evidence that the total strain is a key factor for characterizing the level of exfoliation in the nanocomposites. POLYM. ENG. SCI. 46:314–323, 2006. © 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers     

乙丙橡胶湿法脱挥工艺研究

采用乙丙橡胶(J-2070)胶液进行了凝聚、挤出脱挥的实验研究。采用改造后的喷嘴结构及合理的加料方式,有效地提高了胶液凝聚过程中的脱挥效率。采用改造后的Ⅱ型模头,进行乙丙橡胶水凝聚样品的挤出脱挥实验,实验结果表明:在挤出机模头压力3.6 MPa机头温度为154℃时,挤出样品的w(总挥发分)0.5%;在挤出机转速为50~120 r/min的范围内,挤出样品不发生降解,说明该脱挥工艺可行,满足乙丙橡胶脱挥的要求。