Best Papers

The Best Papers Category is devoted to the Extrusion Division's ANTEC Best Paper award winners.¶

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The following are the Extrusion Division's Best Paper awards: ¶

• 2010 Best Paper - An Engineering Approach to the Correction of Rotational Flow Calculations for Single-Screw Extruders
• 2009 Best Paper - Understanding and Quantification of Die Drool Phenomenon During Polypropylene Extrusion Process
• 2008 Best Paper - Multilayer Rheology Effects in Coextruded Structure Design
• 2007 Best Paper - Determining the Processability of Multilayer Coextruded Structures
• 2006 Best Paper 1 - Numerical and Experimental Study of Dispersive Mixing of Agglomerates
• 2006 Best Paper 2 - Using Extreme Barrel Diameters to Verify the Numerical Simulation of Single-Screwextruders
• 2005 Best Paper - Quantification of Melting Progression During Twin Screw Extrusion Using the Pulse Perturbation Technique Part 1: Method, Experiment and New Insights
• 2004 Best Paper - A Perturbation Method to Characterize Melting During the Extrusion of Polymers and Blends
• 2003 Best Paper - Fundamentals of Melt Fracture Elimination using Fluoropolymer Process Aids
• 2002 Best Paper - Experimental Study of LDPE Melting in a Twin Screw Extruder Using On-Line Visualization and Axial Pressure and Temperature Measurements
• 2001 Best Paper - An Experimental Study of the Flow of an Encapsulated Polymer Melt through a Unique Blown Film Die
• 2000 Best Paper - Flow Surging in Single-screw, Plasticating Extruders
  
• 1999 Best Paper - The Effect of Flight Radii Size on the Performance of Single-Screw Extruders
  
• 1998 Best Paper - The Effects of Molecular Structure, Rheology, Morphology and Orientation on Polyethylene Blown Film Properties
  
• 1997 Best Paper - Interfacial Instabilities during Coextrusion of LDPEs
  
• 1996 Best Paper - "Wave" Pattern Instability in Multilayer Coextrusion: An Experimental Investigation
  
• 1995 Best Paper - Coextrusion Layer Thickness Variation—Effect of Polymer Viscoelasticity on Layer Uniformity
  
• 1994 Best Paper - Coextrusion Layer Thickness Variation-Effects of Geometry on Layer Rearrangement
  
• 1993 Best Paper - The Extrusion Performance of Co-Rotating, Intermeshing Twin Screw Extruder Screw Elements-An Experimental Investigation
• 1992 Best Paper - Coefficients of Dynamic Friction as a Function of Temperature, Pressure, and Velocity for Several Polyethylene Resins
  
• 1991 Best Paper - An Experimental Study of the Factors Affecting the Layer Thickness Uniformity of Coextruded Structures
  
• 1990 Best Paper - Influence of Extruder Conditions on Orientation Distribution in LLDPE Films
• 1989 Best Paper - Measurement of Diffusion Coefficients of Organic Volatile Components in Polymer Melts
• 1988 Best Paper - A heuristic Approach to Modeling Viscoelasticity in Polymer Processing
• 1987 Best Paper - Devolatilization of Concentrated Polymeric Solutions in Extensional Flow
• 1986 Best Paper - Scale-Up of Single Screw Extruders
• 1985 Best Paper - Gear Pump Characteristics and Application
• 1984 Best Paper - Gear Pump Assisted Two Stage Extrusion
• 1983 Best Paper - Analysis of Extrusion Characteristics of LLDPE
  
• 1982 Best Paper - Coextrusion for Barrier Packaging
• 1981 Best Paper - Design of Two-Stage Extractor-Screws
  
• 1980 Best Paper - Applying Basic Solids Conveying Measurements to Design and Operation of Single Screw Extruders
  
• 1979 Best Paper - Illustrations of Mixing in Laminar Flow
  
• 1978 Best Paper - New Fundamental Considerations on Mixing in Laminar Flow
  
• 1977 Best Paper - Interfacial Flow Instability in Multilayer Coextrusion
• 1976 Best Paper - Effects on Flow in Sheet Dies
• 1975 Best Paper - Fundamental Mechanisms Related to Single Screw Extruder Feeding
  

SPE accepts abstracts in the following areas for ANTEC: ¶

• Alloys & Blends
  
• Applied Rheology
  
• Automotive
  
• Blow Molding
  
• Building & Construction
  
• Color & Appearance
  
• Composites
  
• Decorating & Assembly
  
• Electrical & Electronic
  
• Engineering Properties & Structure
  
• Extrusion
  
• Failure Analysis & Prevention
  
• Flexible Packaging
  
• Fundamentals Forum
  
• Injection Molding
  
• Joining of Plastics & Composites
  
• Marketing & Management
  
• Medical Plastics
  
• Mold Making & Mold Design
  
• Nano/Micromolding
  
• Plastic Pipe & Fittings
  
• Plastics Educators
  
• Plastics Environmental
  
• Polymer Analysis
  
• Polymer Modifiers & Additives
  
• Process Monitoring & Control
  
• Product Design & Development
  
• Radiation Processing of Polymers
  
• Rotational Molding
  
• Thermoforming
  
• Thermoplastic Elastomers
  
• Thermoplastic Materials & Foams
  
• Thermoset
  
• Undergraduate Students
  
• Vinyl Plastics