Effect of Nature and Amount of Polypropylene Composite Filler on the Productivity of Extruder with the Cylinder Equipped with Grooves

Abstract

The effect of grooves number in the feed section and screw length as well as filler nature and content on the productivity of single-screw extruder has been examined. Compositions based on polypropylene with glass fibers, talc and chalk were used for research. It is established that the number of grooves in the feed section and the length of the screw differently affect the productivity of a single screw extruder depending on the nature and content of the filler. This effect is shown to be most significant for polypropylene compositions with mineral powders (talc and chalk).

Keywords

• extrusion
• polypropylene
• filler
• extruder
• screw
• barrel design
• active grooved feed section