This book covers the fundamental aspects of polymer mixing as well as modern mixing equipment. It emphasizes the basic mechanisms involved in the different mixing processes with a quantitative description of each process. This self-study guide features end of section questions so readers can evaluate their progress.
Evaluation of Mixtures. Distributive Mixing. Dispersive Mixing. The Single Screw Extruder. Twin Screw Extruders. Internal and External Mixers. Static Mixing Devices.
Chris Rauwendaal, president of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc., (REE, Inc), has experience in a wide range of extrusion operations, including fiber spinning, film, sheet, tubing, medical tubing, pipe, and profile extrusion, co-extrusion, and reactive extrusion. Rauwendaal holds several patents in the field of polymer processing. He has worked on both practical and theoretical problems, such as screw-and-die design, trouble shooting, modeling and computer simulation, material analysis, and failure analysis.