Entropy Time Evolution in A Twin Flight Single Screw Extruder and Its Relationship to Chaos

Authors

Winston Wang, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
Ica Manas Zloczower, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
Miron Kaufman, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Publication Title

Chemical Engineering Communications

Abstract

The flow fields in polymer processing exhibit complex behavior with chaotic characteristics, due in part to the non-linearity of the field equations describing them. In chaotic flows fluid elements are highly sensitive to their initial positions and velocities. A fundamental understanding of such characteristics is essential for optimization and design of equipment used for distributive mixing.

Comments

The authors acknowledge the financial support of this work by the National Science Foundation through grants DMI-9812969 and DMI-0140412.

Repository Citation

Wang, Winston; Zloczower, Ica Manas; and Kaufman, Miron, "Entropy Time Evolution in A Twin Flight Single Screw Extruder and Its Relationship to Chaos" (2005). Physics Faculty Publications. 295.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/295

Volume

192

Issue

4