Co-rotating twin-screw extruders are extensively used for the preparation compounding mixing
and processing of plastics but also in other industry branches such as in rubber and food
processing and increasingly in the pharmaceutical industry too. Derived from the classic
bestselling work Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders this book brings much of the content up to
date with an expanded focus on the fundamentals of co-rotating twin-screw extrusion including
functional zones in the extruder screw elements material behavior flow properties
performance behavior and application of computational fluid dynamics. Co-rotating twin-screw
machines usually have modular configurations and are thus quite flexible for adapting to
changing tasks and material properties. Well-founded knowledge of machines processes and
material behavior is required in order to design and operate twin-screw extruders for
economically successful operations. With chapters written by many expert authors from industry
and academia this book provides valuable information on applications from a practical
perspective suitable for both beginners and experienced professional engineers. Also derived
from the classic bestselling work Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders the second book focuses on
the application and machine technology of co-rotating twin-screw extrusion. It includes
functional zones in the extruder scale-up and scale-down machine technology and many
application examples from a broad range of areas.
