Features

• Clear, concise, and thorough discussion of the equipment and materials foundations of extrusion processes, suitable for both operators and engineers
• Comprehensive yet practical treatment of the advanced topics of auxiliary equipment, troubleshooting, and coextrusion, suitable for operators, engineers, and managers, not available in any other currently published reference works on extrusion processes
• The seven parts of this book are written to be self contained modules, reducing cross reference searching for important information. Parts 1 and 2 both contain critical coverage of extrusion safety issues

Extrusion: The Definitive Processing Guide and Handbook contains detailed reference data on such important operating conditions as temperatures, start-up procedures, shear rates, pressure drops, and safety. This reference is a practical guide to extrusion bringing together both the equipment and materials processing aspects. It provides basic and advanced topics about the thermoplastics processing in the extruder, for reference and training.

Contents

Part 1: Single Screw Extrusion

• Extrusion Process
• Extrusion Safety
• Single Screw Extruder: Equipment
• Plastic Behavior in the Extruder
• Screw Design
• Processing Conditions
• Scale-up
• Shear Rates, Pressure Drops, and Other Extruder Calculations

Part 2: Twin Screw Extrusion

• Twin Screw Extrusion Process
• Extrusion Safety
• Twin Srew Extruder Equipment
• Plastic Behavior in Twin Screw Extruders
• Screw Design
• Processing Conditions
• Applications
• Scale-Up
• Shear Rate, Pressure Drop, and Other Extruder Calculations

Part 3: Polymeric Materials

• Polymer Overview and Definitions
• Polymer Structure
• Polymer Rheology
• Testing Properties
• Processing Recommendations for Various Resin Systems

Part 4: Troubleshooting the Extrusion Process

• Problem Solving
• Five Step Problem Solving Process
• Design of Experiments
• Quality
• Troubleshooting Mechanical Extrusion Problems
• Troubleshooting Extrusion Product Problems
• Troubleshooting Sheet Extrusion
• Troubleshooting Cast Film
• Troubleshooting Blown Film
• Troubleshooting Profile and Pipe

Part 5: Auxiliary Equipment

• Feed Systems
• Drying
• Screen Changers
• Gear Pumps
• Granulators
• Chillers and Heaters
• Screw Cleaning and Purge Compounds

Part 6: Coextrusion

• Coextrusion Applications
• Feedblocks and Dies
• Polymer Selection for Coextrusion
• Troubleshooting Coextrusion

Part 7: Extrusion Applications

• Compounding
• Sheet and Cast Film
• Blown Film
• Extrusion Coating and Lamination
• Wire and Cable Coating
• Profile Extrusion
• Pipe and Tubing Extrusion
• Monofilament
• Extrusion Blow Molding
• Foam Extrusion
• Solid Stock Shapes
• Reprocessing

Index

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