Numerical simulation of the flow field in the mixing section of a screw extruder by the lattice Boltzmann model

Title
Numerical simulation of the flow field in the mixing section of a screw extruder by the lattice Boltzmann model
Publication Date
2006
Author(s)
Buick, James
Cosgrove, JA
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1016/j.ces.2005.11.070
UNE publication id
une:9583
Abstract
The single-screw extruder is commonly used in polymer processing where the performance of the mixing section is significant in determining the quality of the final product. It is therefore of great interest to simulate the flow field in a single-screw extruder. In this paper the simulation is performed using the lattice Boltzmann model giving a fast and efficient numerical technique. The solution is compared to a finite difference and lattice gas simulation and found to give more accurate results.
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Citation
Chemical Engineering Science, 61(10), p. 3323-3326
ISSN
1873-4405
0009-2509
Start page
3323
End page
3326

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