The motion of the feed in a single-screw extruder is calculated with the use of a triangular control volume to determine the feed velocity and direction. A cylindrical coordinate system with a rotating screw is used to obtain torque, force, and energy balances needed to determine the developing stress (pressure) and temperature of the feed plug. The resulting equations can be easily programmed for evaluation with a personal computer.
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