On October 7 & 8, SCC proposed the Twin Screw Course (TSC) America, in Lowell (at the Unversity of Massachusets Lowell).
A great TSC in America
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SCC organized its first TSC in America, with the support of the Umass Lowell. We are keen to thank all the attendees who came for this training. We also address a special thank to all of our speakers, coming from different universities and companies. Their presentations were totally focus to our topics and helped attendees in getting a real overview of the twin screw process. We finally thank Pr. Francis LAI from Umass Lowell who welcome this first TSC.
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Mechanisms of the twin screwThe first part of this TSC proposes an overview of the twin screw technology, with among other technologies the quad and octo screws processes. Theoretical knowledge (TSE principles, mechanisms) are tackled. This theoretical background means a strong base for the understanding of the numerical approach. Indeed,mechanisms and principles of extrusion are then detailed in a second part, using the Ludovic software as a witness of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of the process. |
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Practicals with LudovicThe practical of the second day is aimed at an indeep exploration with the Ludovic software, for reminding the theoretical rules of extrusion. Simulation is especially usefull in this practice as it also simply illustrates phenomena, such as the residence time variation, regarding to throughput or screw rotation speed. In this part, Ludovic demonstrates how in a few simulations, it is possible to analyze phenomena which are complex to observe in a real machine. As an example, are studied the consumption of energy by the extruder (how it is balanced between mechanics or thermics targets), the correlation between viscosity and shear rate and so on. |
Next TSC
Different TSC are coming, dealing with different and specialized topics. For more details, you can visit our Courses web page or get in touch with us at scc@scconsultants.com.
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