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Extrusion - Single-screw extrusion (part 2)

Authors: Bruno VERGNES, Stéphan PUISSANT

Publication date: January 10, 2003, Review date: January 10, 2019

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3. Troubleshooting

The aim of this section is to review the main practical problems encountered in extrusion, and to give a few simple recipes for solving them.

3.1 Problems mainly due to the extruder

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3.1.1 Product too hot

Product temperature is considered too high when :

  • the product smokes or decomposes;

  • the product deforms after reception (viscosity too low to hold);

  • the product no longer has...

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