Simulation Double Screw Extruder with Kneading-Block

CAD Groups and Surface Mesh Double Screw Extruder with Kneading-Block

Figure 1: CAD model created in NOGRID's COMPASS

Extruder case GUI setup and initial conditions in NOGRID points CFD software

Figure 2: Setup the extruder case within the GUI

Extruding simulation GUI results in NOGRID points CFD software

Figure 3: Extruding state at a certain time step

Figure 4: Short animation of the extrusion process

The simulation of double screw extruders with a kneading-block can perfectly be performed with our CFD software NOGRID points. Double screw extruders (twin-screw extruders) belong to the group of multi-screw extruders and are machines that are used in plastics technology for processing thermoplastics. In plastics technology, they are used for the preparation and extrusion of plastic melts. In the extruder, the polymer to be processed is fed lengthwise through a heatable cylinder by means of two rotating screw shafts. The material is melted in the process.

In this study we do not compute the feeding and melting zone but focus on the compression zone and mixing zone. Due to the given mass flow rate of the extruder and the conveying effect of the screws, the material is compressed. This increases the pressure and the shear rate and the material starts to melt. Special mixing or kneading elements can be integrated into the screw. This increases the mixing performance. This is particularly important when a homogeneous incorporation of aggregates is required.

NOGRID unites abilities to handle free surface flow and moving parts in the domain and allows the simulation of any conceivable geometry and operation modes such as

computation is in full 3D solving complete Navier-Stokes-Equations
easy and intuitive setup of the FSI (Fluid-Structure-Interaction) case
free definable PUR material properties by equations or curves
polyurethane (PUR) injection by one or more inlets
open or closed domains including moving of additional parts
moving of the mixing head

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Particular strengths of NOGRID's fluid flow CFD software are the rapid preprocessing (no fluid grid needs to be generated, only the boundary mesh, inner finite points are generated automatically depending on User setting initially and during computation), and the outstandingly short computation time even for complicated cavities.

As you can see in the image below, the boundary of the geometry still requires a mesh to allow the interior finite points to detect the boundary. The boundary must therefore be meshed and the finite points inside are automatically generated during the simulation controlled by User specifications.

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