Extruder profile plant

The usual die used is a crosshead with a 90° angle between the wire line and the extruder body axis (Chapter 17). With this setup, the entire length of the extruder projects sideways from the coating lines. To help melt flow from developing dead spots in the melt channels, 30° or 45° crossheads can be used. They provide a more streamlined interior and the extruder location is better adapted to some plant layouts. They are sometimes preferred when processing PVC because of the streamlining and better control of the melts heat profile. Most dies are subjected to very high internal pressures since the uncommon pressure in the extruder barrel of over 5,000 psi (35 MPa) is required. 

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A computer model for the calculation of the temperature/tlme profile and the composition of the gas atmosphere in rotary kilns is described. The model is applied for scaling down the continuous commercial calcination of catalyst materials to batch calcination in laboratory rotary kilns as used in catalyst development work. The results of the model are compared with measurements carried out in the rotary kiln of the catalyst plant at Ghent, which produces y-alumina extrudates used as carrier for heterogeneous catalysts. The plug flow transport model assumed for the solids is confirmed by residence time distribution measurements. The measured temperature profiles are in agreement with the calculated profiles after adjustment of the kinetic rate constants. 

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