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2005 Annual Meeting
(118h) A Simple "See-through" Extruder to Teach Principles of Polymer Melt Extrusion
Authors
Raj K. Krishnaswamy - Presenter, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Hemina KrishnaBachia - Presenter, ConocoPhillips
David Higbee, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
In this presentation, a simple and inexpensive single-screw extruder built with a transparent (quartz) barrel will be demonstrated. Such an extruder may be used to teach some basic principles of polymer melt extrusion. The general procedure to build and operate such an extruder will also be described.