Polymer extrudate swell is a rheological phenomenon taking place after polymer melt flow
emerges the die exit of extrusion equipment, due to flow redistributions and molecular stress …

Numerical modelling is increasingly supporting the analysis and optimization of
manufacturing processes in the production industry. Even if being mostly applied to …

In this study, we present a one-dimensional (1D) model of the metering zone of a modular,
co-rotating twin-screw extruder for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion (HME). The model …

Profile extrusion is a manufacturing process used for continuous plastic profiles with a fixed
cross section. The key challenge in the development of profile extrusion dies is to design the …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has become commonplace to iterate concepts and realize
products in different industries. The maturation of AM has made it a viable alternative to …

The achievement of a balanced flow is one of the major tasks encompassed in the design of
profile extrusion dies [1]. For this purpose numerical modeling codes may be a very useful …

Приведены современные представления о макро-и микрореологии
высококонцентрированных дисперсных систем, предназначенных для экструзии …

Given the global economic and societal importance of the polymer industry, the continuous
search for improvements in the various processing techniques is of practical primordial …

The design of extrusion forming tools (dies and calibrators) is a difficult task usually
performed by the employment of experimental trial-and-error procedures, which can hinder …

A review is provided of issues and techniques in design and optimization of profile extrusion
dies for thermoplastics and rubber, with particular emphasis on unplasticized polyvinyl …