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LDPE<br />

LDPE<br />

Axial length (screw diameters)<br />

Figure 5.55 Effect of screw geometry on the melting for LDPE<br />

53.7 Predicting Flow Length of Spiral Melt Flows<br />

Screw profile rm<br />

Extrusion melt<br />

temperature Tm<br />

Screw profile<br />

Injection molding is widely used to make articles out of plastics for various applications.<br />

One of the criteria for the selection of the resin to make a given part is whether the resin<br />

is an easy flowing type or whether it exhibits a significantly viscous behavior. To determine<br />

the flowability of the polymer melt, the spiral test, which consists of injecting the melt<br />

into a spiral shaped mold shown in Figure 5.56, is used. The length of the spiral serves as<br />

a measure of the ease of flow of the melt in the mold and enables mold and part design<br />

appropriate for a specific material flow behavior.<br />

Figure 5.56 Schematic representation of spiral form<br />

Axial length (screw diameters)<br />

w<br />

Cross section<br />

H<br />

7"m

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