Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol.34, No.12, 986-994, 1994
Non-Newtonian and Isothermal Analysis of Flow of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) in a Model Twin-Screw Extruder .1.
The flow analysis network (FAN) method was modified to analyze the flow of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) in a model counter-rotating nonintermeshing screw extruder. The numerical prediction of the pressure profiles was compared with the experimental results. Flow patterns in the screw elements of the model counter-rotating nonintermeshing twin screw extruder were also predicted. A new flow path method was developed to calculate the residence time distribution. This result will be applied to analyze the flow during the reaction in the model twin screw extruder.