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Resin distribution in axial and circumferential directions of self-wiping co-rotating parallel twin-screw extruder
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  • Kentaro Taki,
  • Shin-ichiro Tanifuji,
  • Masatoshi Ohara,
  • Takemasa Sugiyama,
  • Sho Umemoto,
  • Yuya Obata,
  • Jun-ichi Murata,
  • Isao Tsujimura,
  • Shin-ichi Kihara
Kentaro Taki
Kanazawa University

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Shin-ichiro Tanifuji
HASL co ltd
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Masatoshi Ohara
Toshiba Machine Co Ltd
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Takemasa Sugiyama
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Sho Umemoto
Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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Yuya Obata
Kanazawa University
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Jun-ichi Murata
Kaneka Corporation
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Isao Tsujimura
Kaneka Corporation
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Shin-ichi Kihara
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Abstract

A self-wiping co-rotating twin-screw extruder (TSE) is operated in a starved state where the screws are partially filled with resin. Understanding resin distribution on the screw surface is essential for the design, operation, and maintenance of the twin-screw extrusion process. In this study, the circumferential and axial distribution of pressure, temperature, and resin in a TSE are calculated using a novel method combining the mathematical formulation of Hele–Shaw flow, the finite element method, and a newly developed down-wind pressure update scheme. The experimental results were in good agreement with the measured results. This calculation method enables us to visualize, in detail, the resin distribution, pressure, and temperature for the entire axial and circumferential direction over the TSE.
16 Jan 2020Submitted to AIChE Journal
24 Jan 2020Submission Checks Completed
24 Jan 2020Assigned to Editor
27 Jan 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Mar 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
19 Apr 20201st Revision Received
23 Apr 2020Submission Checks Completed
23 Apr 2020Assigned to Editor
27 Apr 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
22 May 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
23 Jun 20202nd Revision Received
30 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
30 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
07 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
05 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Accept