Rubber Extrusion Theory and Development: Review Reports

Recent Changes In Screw Extruders For Rubber Have Been Driven By Demands For Accuracy And Economy, Increased Understanding Of The Underlying Principles, And Improvements In Related Technologies Such As Control Systems And Computing Power. An Additional Indexed Section Containing Several Hundred Abstracts From The Rapra Polymer Library Database Provides Useful References For Further Reading. Screw extruders for rubber have developed throughout the twentieth century, and advances continue to be made. Recent changes have been driven by demands for accuracy and economy, increased understanding of the underlying principles, and improvements in related technologies such as control systems and computing power. Nonetheless a great deal of relatively old and unsophisticated machinery is also still in use. In reviewing the state of the art Bryan Crowther has attempted to reflect this diversity, describing both the basic principles of rubber extrusion and more recent advances. Much additiona