Exploring the: Single-Screw Compounding Zone

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New Frontier for Single Screw R&D: Mixing & Melting by Extensional Shear

Extensional shear generally has been associated only with twin-screw extruders. However, I am now convinced it can be done with a single moving force (screw) by changing the geometry of the flow field perpendicular to the direction of flow.
Columns Published: 9/29/2012

Get Smarter on Extruder Sizes

Processors tend to recommend a much larger extruder than what’s really necessary for the job and the capabilities of the downstream equipment.
Columns Published: 6/26/2012

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