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A comparative study of fiber breakage in compounding glass fiber‐reinforced thermoplastics in a buss kneader, modular Co‐rotating and counter‐rotating twin screw extruders
Author(s) -
Shon Keungjin,
White James L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.11570
Subject(s) - compounding , breakage , materials science , composite material , glass fiber , mixing (physics) , plastics extrusion , fiber , modular design , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
The breakage of glass fibers was measured for several different types of continuous mixers including (i) Buss Kneader, (ii) modular intermeshing co‐rotating twin screw extruder, and (iii) modular intermeshing counter‐rotating twin screw extruder. Comparisons are made using different screw configurations, loadings, feeding ports, and mixing elements. Downstream feeding of glass fibers and milder screw configuration favor less breakage of glass fibers.