Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers
Polymer extrusion is one of the most widely used polymer processing methods and the sole option for many standard products. The modern extrusion machine has a very sophisticated design; for example, the extrusion screw has different zones and complex geometry. Determining the proper processing setti...
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| description | Polymer extrusion is one of the most widely used polymer processing methods and the sole option for many standard products. The modern extrusion machine has a very sophisticated design; for example, the extrusion screw has different zones and complex geometry. Determining the proper processing settings is always a challenge for engineers. Additionally, complex rheological properties of the polymers in extrusion sometimes yield challenging and unpredictable problems to troubleshoot. For convenience, a small-scale extrusion machine can be used to troubleshoot and analyze the polymers rather than the large manufacturing machines that are hard to work with. This study has produced a small-scale extrusion machine that is easy to manufacture without deviating from the extrusion process's nature. The extruder, whose production details are given, was tested with two different polymers: HDPE and PMMA. The correct temperature and screw rotation speed were determined with the extruder for the proper process parameters. In addition, the temperature-viscosity relationship of the polymers' flow nature was also determined. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c19629a74ae744cd8cf9d42f3be3040d2025-08-20T03:54:08ZengDüzce UniversityDüzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi2148-24462024-04-0112268069510.29130/dubited.127268397Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA PolymersEmin Uslu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-6022Galip Yılmaz1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8128-3193BAYBURT ÜNİVERSİTESİBayburt ÜniversitesiPolymer extrusion is one of the most widely used polymer processing methods and the sole option for many standard products. The modern extrusion machine has a very sophisticated design; for example, the extrusion screw has different zones and complex geometry. Determining the proper processing settings is always a challenge for engineers. Additionally, complex rheological properties of the polymers in extrusion sometimes yield challenging and unpredictable problems to troubleshoot. For convenience, a small-scale extrusion machine can be used to troubleshoot and analyze the polymers rather than the large manufacturing machines that are hard to work with. This study has produced a small-scale extrusion machine that is easy to manufacture without deviating from the extrusion process's nature. The extruder, whose production details are given, was tested with two different polymers: HDPE and PMMA. The correct temperature and screw rotation speed were determined with the extruder for the proper process parameters. In addition, the temperature-viscosity relationship of the polymers' flow nature was also determined.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3042157on-site viscosity testingextrusionpolymer processingequipment designinghdpepmmayerinde viskozite testiekstrüzyonpolimer işlemeekipman tasarımıhdpepmma |
| spellingShingle | Emin Uslu Galip Yılmaz Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi on-site viscosity testing extrusion polymer processing equipment designing hdpe pmma yerinde viskozite testi ekstrüzyon polimer işleme ekipman tasarımı hdpe pmma |
| title | Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers |
| title_full | Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers |
| title_fullStr | Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers |
| title_short | Design, Manufacturing, and Comparative Analysis of a Mini Extruder for Polymer Flow Characterization: A Case Study on HDPE and PMMA Polymers |
| title_sort | design manufacturing and comparative analysis of a mini extruder for polymer flow characterization a case study on hdpe and pmma polymers |
| topic | on-site viscosity testing extrusion polymer processing equipment designing hdpe pmma yerinde viskozite testi ekstrüzyon polimer işleme ekipman tasarımı hdpe pmma |
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