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THE GOLDEN GATE POLYMER FORUM
Monthly Dinner Meeting

Tuesday, September 19, 2000

Please note the location is in Palo Alto this month,
not in Mountain View.

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" NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POLYMER MIXING "

Chris Rauwendaal
Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc.
http://www.rauwendaal.com/index.htm

ABSTRACT

Mixing is one of the main functions of screw extruders.
Mixing is usually divided into distributive and dispersive
mixing. It is well known that single screw extruders
generally have poor dispersive mixing capability even when
dispersive mixing elements are incorporated into the screw
design. This presentation will discuss the requirements for
dispersive mixing. Current dispersive mixing elements used
in single screw extruders will be analyzed and the lack of
efficient dispersive mixing capability of these mixers
will be explained.

A new generation of dispersive mixing elements has been
developed for use both in single and twin screw extruders.
Two and three dimensional flow simulation will be used to
illustrate the mixing performance of these new mixers.
Experimental work on the new mixing elements will be also
be presented; the experimental results demonstrate that it
is possible to achieve dispersive mixing capability on
single screw extruders as good as what can be achieved on
twin screw extruders. The implications of these results on
the compounding industry will be briefly discussed.

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PRACTICAL DETAILS:

Cost: $30 ($15 for unemployed/retired/students)

Tuesday, September 19

Social Hour: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 7:00 PM
Talk: 8:00 PM

Location: the "Club House Restaurant",
1875 Ebarcadaro Road, Palo Alto.

DIRECTIONS:
From 101 in Palo Alto, take Embarcadaro Road East.
Pass through the first traffic light, and turn left
at the sign for "Airport and Golf Course". The
"Club House Restaurant" will be on the left after
turning into the parking lot. (Look for the large
metal sculpture near the building.) If you go past
the airport you've gone too far.

restaurant phone 650-856-0999
(do not call restaurant for reservations)

Dinner: Buffet style - no advance choice is
required. Options include vegetarian fettucini
alfredo, roasted turkey, and grilled snapper.

RESERVATIONS:

- Make reservations by 5 PM Thursday Sept. 14.
- Please provide contact information (email or phone).
- You should receive confirmation of your registration;
if not, please try again.
- Register through the web site (preferred!),
www.ggpf.org
or contact:
Debashis Dutta
ddutta@pacbell.net
(408)-845-3923
- We must ask you to be liable for the cost of
your dinner if you register and do not attend;
cancellations may be made up to the registration
deadline.

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