Nonintermeshing twin-screw

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Finally, the effect of process variables, such as screw speed, differs with twin-screw extruders. Due to positive conveyance, the output of starve-fed twin-screw extruders (Fig. 5.36 b is independent of screw speed and, to some degree, head pressure. Head pressures and melt temperatures of intermeshing twin-screw extruders are also not as sensitive to screw speed as they are in single-screw extruders. In contrast, nonintermeshing twin-screw extruders exhibit output characteristics that are similar to those of single-screw extruders. A comparison of the characteristics of single and intermeshing twin-screw extruders is summarized in Table 5.9. 

RJ Nichols, F Kheradi. Reactive modification of polypropylene with a nonintermeshing twin screw extruder. Proceedings of 3rd Chemical Congress of North America, Toronto, Canada, 1988. 

Figure 2.21 Two different configurations for nonintermeshing twin-screw extruders staggered configuration (top) and matched configuration (bottom).

Figure 2.22 Cross section through a nonintermeshing twin-screw extruder with staggered configuration.

Figure 12.28 Comparison of intermeshing and nonintermeshing twin-screw extruders schematic summarizing the different types of parallel twin-screw extruders and applications.

Counterrotating intermeshing twin-screw extmd-ers have the narrowest residence time distribution followed closely by co rotating intermeshing twin-screw extmders. Counter rotating nonintermeshing twin-screw extruders have the broadest residence time distribution. 

For a welding engineer counterrotating nonintermeshing twin-screw extruder, the barrel section does not appear radically different from the intermeshing barrels shown previously and the drive system components are similar. The only slight difference is the apex area of the barrel where the metal on top and bottom of the bore extend farther toward each other due to the larger screw center line separation distance. 

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