Quantification of dynamic mixing performance of single screws of different configurations by visualization and image analysis

• Published in: Advances in polymer technology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Wong, A. C.-Y., Lam, Y., Wong, A. C. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Extrusion; Imaging; Mixing; Screw Configuration; Single Screw

The visualization and image analysis techniques developed by the authors for the study of quantifying the dynamic quality of mixing of a single‐screw extruder were employed to investigate the mixing performance of screws of different configurations. The mixing quality was quantified by calculating t...