Entropic Mixing Characterization in a Single Screw Extruder

Authors

Kirill Alemaskin, Case Western Reserve University
Marco Camesasca, Case Western Reserve University
Ica Manas-Zloczower, Case Western Reserve University
Miron Kaufman, Cleveland State UniversityFollow
Eung Kyu Kim, The Dow Chemical Company
Mark A. Spalding, The Dow Chemical Company
Walter A. Trumbull, WAMC
Robert D. Swain, Chroma Colors

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-1-2004

Publication Title

Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings

Abstract

The quality of distributive mixing is evaluated via an entropic measure of color homogeneity. We first illustrate this technique in a numerically built rectangular channel representing the unwounded channel of a single screw extruder. We also apply this method for assessing mixing quality of experimentally obtained samples when mixing a color concentrate in ABS resin in a single screw extruder. We discuss application of this technique in numerical simulations of processing equipment.

Repository Citation

Alemaskin, Kirill; Camesasca, Marco; Manas-Zloczower, Ica; Kaufman, Miron; Kim, Eung Kyu; Spalding, Mark A.; Trumbull, Walter A.; and Swain, Robert D., "Entropic Mixing Characterization in a Single Screw Extruder" (2004). Physics Faculty Publications. 401.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/401

Volume

1