Mixing and Compounding of Polymers 2E (eBook)

Contents:

I Mechanisms and Theory—Basic Concepts. Mixing of Miscible Fluids. Mixing of Immiscible Fluids. Dispersive Mixing of Solid Additives. A Kinematic Approach to Distributive Mixing. Number of Passage Distribution Functions. Mixing Measures. II Mixing Equipment–Modeling, Simulation, Visualization—Flow Field Analysis of a Banbury Mixer. CFD Simulations of Static Mixers: A Survey. Flow Visualization in Internal Mixers. Continuous Equipment Simulation–Single Screw. Modeling Flow in Twin Screw Extrusion. Continuous Equipment Simulation–Co-Kneader. Continuous Equipment Simulation–Mixing Devices. Continuous Process Visualization: Visual Observation, On-line Monitoring, Model-Fluid Extrusion and Simulation. Scale-Up of Mixing Equipment. Scale-Down of Mixing Equipment: Microfluids. III Compounding—Compounding (Theory and Practice). Solid Additives. Compatibilizers–Mechanisms and Theory. Dispersion of Two-Dimensional Nanoparticals in Polymer Melts. Effect of Mixing on Properties of Compounds. IV Mixing Practices—Internal Mixers. Mixing in Single-Screw Extruders. Mixing Practices in Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders. Intermeshing Twin Screw Extruders. Reactive Compounding. Continuous Mixers.