Rotational moulding is a widely used technological process to obtain hollow plastic articles, in which polymer powders melt within a rotating mould. The first step in modelling the melting process is to analyse the kinematics of the powder in the rotating system. To this goal, a series of experimental observations was performed on a rotating cylinder partially filled with a powder (Sand X, average size 460 microns) with known physical characteristics (such as angles of repose and angles of approach). A phenomenological model was then developed, based on the assumption that the powder behaves as a Bingham-plastic fluid, obtaining theoretical predictions which were in good agreement with the experimental measurements.

MODELLING OF POWDER FLOW IN ROTATIONAL MOULDING

MAURI, ROBERTO
1998-01-01

Abstract

Rotational moulding is a widely used technological process to obtain hollow plastic articles, in which polymer powders melt within a rotating mould. The first step in modelling the melting process is to analyse the kinematics of the powder in the rotating system. To this goal, a series of experimental observations was performed on a rotating cylinder partially filled with a powder (Sand X, average size 460 microns) with known physical characteristics (such as angles of repose and angles of approach). A phenomenological model was then developed, based on the assumption that the powder behaves as a Bingham-plastic fluid, obtaining theoretical predictions which were in good agreement with the experimental measurements.
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