Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking

J.P. Oldemeier, V. Schöppner, Polymers 16 (2024).

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Compounding is an important step in processing base polymers and is used to incorporate various additives into a polymer. For this purpose, different screw elements are used for dispersive and distributive mixing on a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. Optimising the screw configuration requires precise knowledge of the screw elements’ mixing properties, which have not been thoroughly investigated. This study analyses the mixing behaviour of individual screw elements regarding dispersive and distributive mixing using 3D CFD flow simulations with subsequent particle tracking. For distributive mixing, the particle distribution behind the screw elements in the XY plane is analysed and the mixing index MQ, which relates the standard deviation and the mean value of the triangular areas between the particles, is calculated. For dispersive mixing, the maximum shear stress on the particle path and the integral of the shear stress over the residence time of each individual particle are determined. The results show that screw element geometry and rotation speed have a significant influence on dispersive and distributive mixing. In addition, better dispersive mixing is achievable with highly viscous materials. These findings enable the optimisation of the mixing zone of a co-rotating twin-screw extruder for the efficient mixing of mineral fillers.
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Polymers
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Oldemeier JP, Schöppner V. Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking. Polymers. 2024;16(21). doi:10.3390/polym16212952
Oldemeier, J. P., & Schöppner, V. (2024). Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking. Polymers, 16(21). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16212952
@article{Oldemeier_Schöppner_2024, title={Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking}, volume={16}, DOI={10.3390/polym16212952}, number={21}, journal={Polymers}, author={Oldemeier, Jan Philipp and Schöppner, Volker}, year={2024} }
Oldemeier, Jan Philipp, and Volker Schöppner. “Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking.” Polymers 16, no. 21 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16212952.
J. P. Oldemeier and V. Schöppner, “Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking,” Polymers, vol. 16, no. 21, 2024, doi: 10.3390/polym16212952.
Oldemeier, Jan Philipp, and Volker Schöppner. “Analysis of the Dispersive and Distributive Mixing Effect of Screw Elements on the Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder with Particle Tracking.” Polymers, vol. 16, no. 21, 2024, doi:10.3390/polym16212952.

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