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The profiles of stock temperature and pressure can be calculated from the melting profile<br />

by using the width of the melt-filled part of the channel in the equations given in<br />

Section 5.2.2 [10].<br />

5.2.4 Temperature Fluctuation of Melt<br />

Temperature and pressure variations of the melt in an extruder serve as a measure for the<br />

quality of the extrudate and provide information as to the performance of the screw.<br />

The temperature variation AT may be estimated from the following empirical relation,<br />

which was developed from the results of SQUIRES' experiments [12] conducted with 3-zone<br />

screws:<br />

This relation is valid for 0.1 K NQ < 0.5.<br />

The parameter NQ is given by<br />

where<br />

AT= temperature variation ( 0 C)<br />

Dh = barrel diameter (cm)<br />

G = extruder output (g/s)<br />

L = length of screw zone in diameters<br />

H - depth of the screw zone (cm)<br />

Example<br />

Following values are given:<br />

Dh - 6 cm<br />

G = 15 g/s<br />

(5.62)<br />

(5.63)

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