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Polymer Extrusion

  • 5th Edition - February 17, 2014
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Chris Rauwendaal
  • Language: English

Initially published "to bridge the gap between theory and practice in extrusion," this 5th edition of Polymer Extrusion continues to serve the practicing polymer engineer and ch… Read more

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Initially published "to bridge the gap between theory and practice in extrusion," this 5th edition of Polymer Extrusion continues to serve the practicing polymer engineer and chemist, providing the theoretical and the practical tools for successful extrusion operations. In its revised and expanded form, it also incorporates the many new developments in extrusion theory and machinery over the last years.

Key features

  • Connects Theory and Practice in a Unique Fashion
  • Tailored to the needs of the practicing engineer or chemist
  • Provides tools for successful extrusion
  • Includes the latest developments in the theory of extrusion and extrusion machines

Readership

Engineers and practitioners in the plastics industry and plastics processing, tool manufacturers in the plastics industry

Table of contents

· Different Types of Extruders

· Extruder Hardware

· Instrumentation and Control

· Fundamental Principles

· Important Polymer Properties

· Functional Process Analysis

· Extruder Screw Design

· Die Design

· Twin Screw Extruders

· Troubleshooting Extruders

· Modeling and Simulation of the Extrusion Process

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 20, 2014
  • Language: English

About the author

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Chris Rauwendaal

Chris Rauwendaal, president of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc., (REE, Inc), has experience in a wide range of extrusion operations, including fiber spinning, film, sheet, tubing, medical tubing, pipe, and profile extrusion, co-extrusion, and reactive extrusion. Rauwendaal holds several patents in the field of polymer processing. He has worked on both practical and theoretical problems, such as screw-and-die design, trouble shooting, modeling and computer simulation, material analysis, and failure analysis.

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