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Single screw extrusion -- Extrusion process -- Extruder safety -- Single screw extruder: equipment -- Plastic behavior in the extruder -- Screw design -- Processing conditions -- Scale-up -- Shear rates, pressure drops, and other extruder calculations -- Twin screw extrusion -- Twin screw extrusion process -- Extruder safety -- Twin screw extruder equipment -- Plastic behavior in twin screw extruders -- Screw design -- Processing conditions -- Applications -- Scale-up -- Shear rate, pressure drop, and other extruder calculations -- Polymer overview and definitions -- Polymer structure -- Polymer rheology -- Testing properties -- Processing recommendations for various resin systems -- Troubleshooting the extrusion process -- Problem solving -- Five step problem solving process -- Design of experiments -- Quality -- Troubleshooting mechanical extrusion problems -- Troubleshooting extrusion product problems -- Troubleshooting sheet extrusion -- Troubleshooting cast film -- Troubleshooting blown film -- Troubleshooting profile and pipe -- Feed systems -- Dryers -- Screen changers -- Gear pumps -- Granulators -- Chillers and heaters -- Screw cleaning and purge compounds -- Coextrusion -- Coextrusion applications -- Feedblocks and dies -- Polymer selection for coextrusion -- Troubleshooting coextrusion -- Compounding -- Sheet and cast film -- Blown film -- Extrusion coating and lamination -- Wire and cable coating -- Profile extrusion -- Pipe and tubing extrusion -- Monofilament -- Extrusion blow molding -- Foam extrusion -- Solid stock shapes -- Reprocessing. |
