ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
This study attempts to investigate the kinematics of the mixing occurring in the lenticular kneading disc section of the co-rotating twin screw extruder, employing the tools of dynamics. The Eulerian velocity field distributions, generated by a two-dimensional isothermal and creeping flow of Newtonian fluid under the periodic co-rotation of the kneading discs, were obtained by Finite Element Method. A simple and novel particle tracking technique based on the FEM solution of the velocity field was employed to follow individual particles, and to produce the Poincare section mapping. Furthermore, fingerprints of chaotic motion were revealed essentially through the Lyapunov exponents, which were positive. The results suggest that the dynamics in the two-dimensional kneading disc section of the twin screw extruder can be characterized as capable of imparting chaotic motion. The tools developed in this study should facilitate a better understanding of the mixing capabilities of the twin screw extrusion process.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760330304
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