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Co‐rotating twin screw compounding studies of PVC formulations
Author(s) -
Karian Harutun G.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of vinyl technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 0193-7197
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.730070406
Subject(s) - compounding , materials science , agitator , composite material , mixing (physics) , shear rate , plastics extrusion , shear (geology) , rheology , paddle , barrel (horology) , mechanics , viscosity , physics , quantum mechanics
A 50 mm twin screw extruder was used to study the melting profiles of various PVC formulations. Melt temperature and degree of flux are measured axially along various mixing paddle arrangements. The viscous work is correlated with the rheology of the PVC mass and effective shear rate of the intermeshing co‐rotating screws. The results of this investigation are used to develop a conceptual model of compounding PVC formulations. The radial mixing patterns in paddle segments down the barrel length are analyzed by introduction of trace quantities of pigment added to the dry blend. The resulting residence time distributions coupled with localized shear rate distributions give a numerical evaluation of shear strain required to flux PVC particles into a continuous fluid mass. By proper agitator design, compounding of PVC formulations can be accomplished with minimal thermal history.