Optimization of polymer extrusion die based on response surface method

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Abstract

A coupled surface response optimization method with a three-dimensional finite volume method is adopted in this study to identify five independent geometric variables of the die interior that provides a design with the lowest velocity variance at the exit of the coat-hanger extrusion die. Two of these five geometric variables represent the manifold dimension while the other three variables represent the die profile. In this method, B-spline fitting with four points was used to represent the die profile. A comparison of the optimized die obtained in our study and the die with a geometry derived by a previous theoretical work shows a 20.07% improvement in the velocity distribution at the exit of the die.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1043
JournalProcesses
Volume8
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020

Keywords

  • Design optimization
  • Manufacturing process design
  • Polymer processing
  • Response surface method
  • Sheet die design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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