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The melting of a polymer on a hot surface
Author(s) -
Stammers E.,
Beek W. J.
Publication year - 1969
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.760090108
Subject(s) - pellets , materials science , polymer , melting temperature , grid , composite material , surface (topology) , geometry , mathematics
Polymer pellets are frequently melted on a melting grid. The melting capacity of the gird depends on the force with which the bed of pellets is pressed against the grid bars and on the difference between the temperature of the grid bars and the melt temperature. In this investigation, this dependence has been examined, theortically as well as experimentally, for the case where the pellets melt on the top of the grid. Agreement with the theory was found.