Polymer Extrusion

Polymer Extrusion in one of the most important processes in the plastics/polymers industry. Continuous improvements of the extrusion technologies allow for more efficient production of plastics and novel applications. Extrusion requires deep understanding of materials properties hardware operation and process analysis. This course covers those fields along with other extrusion attributes such as control and troubleshooting.

Chemists, Chemical engineers, Industrial engineers, Process engineers working or interested to work in extrusion processes. Academics university students that aim to understand extrusion processes, machinery fundamentals and operation.

CPD

Principles:

• Mass and energy balances
• Thermodynamics of extrusion
• Elasticity Crystallization
• Types of Heat Transfer
• Polymer properties
• Bulk material properties
• Melt Flow properties
• Thermal properties
• Extruder types
• Single Screw Multi screw
• Disk Ram Others
• Extruder Hardware
• Drive Thrust bearing Barrel and feed throat
• Feed hopper Screw Die Heating and cooling
• Instrumentation and Control
• Pressure Temperature Power
• Controllers Total system control
• Functional process analysis
• Solids conveying
• Drag solids conveying
• Plasticating Melt conveying Die forming Devolatilization Mixing
• Screw Design
• Die design Twin screw extruders
• Troubleshooting of extruders

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