Heat Transfer
Modified on Sunday, 01 February 2015 11:03 PM by mpieler — Categorized as: Extrusion Hints
Heat Transfer
Vol. 22 #2, Sept. 1995
Before start up, check to make sure the heaters are in direct contact with the barrel surface.
Air is a great insulator, and gaps between heater and barrel make the heater work that much harder and burn out that much sooner.
See also:
Barrel heaters
Barrel zone override
Gauge variation
Heater contact
Heat exchanger
Start up 2
Trouble shooting with barrel zones
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