Numerical simulation of the flow field in the mixing section of a screw extruder by the lattice Boltzmann model

James Buick, J. A. Cosgrove

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    Abstract

    The single-screw extruder is commonly used in polymer processing where the performance of the mixing section is significant in determining the quality of the final product. It is therefore of great interest to simulate the flow field in a single-screw extruder. In this paper the simulation is performed using the lattice Botlzmann model giving a fast and efficient numerical technique. The solution is compared to a finite difference and lattice gas simulation and found to give more accurate results.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3323-3326
    JournalChemical Engineering Science
    Volume61
    Issue number10
    Early online date30 Jan 2006
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2006

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