The design of extrusion screws : an optimization approach

The design of a screw for plasticating polymer extrusion based on scientific principles is still a challenging task, which has received surprisingly little attention in the literature. In the present work the design of a screw is considered as an optimization problem. The corresponding design method...

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Main Author: Gaspar-Cunha, A. (author)
Other Authors: Covas, J. A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/228
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/228