Troubleshooting with Barrel Zones
Modified on Sunday, 01 February 2015 05:26 PM by mpieler — Categorized as: Extrusion Hints
Troubleshooting with barrel zones
Vol. 19 #1, Feb. 1992
If a barrel zone on an extruder constantly overrides or requires too much cooling to maintain a set point, it may be that the melting is being concentrated in that section. This can either be because of screw design or improper barrel profile.
A solution is to increase the temperature of the proceeding zone to increase the melting prior to the "Hot Zone".
See also:
Barrel thermocouple maintenance
Barrel zone override
Heat transfer
Screw design
Temperature control
Temperature measurement 1
Temperature measurement 2
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