Gear Pumps

Modified on Monday, 02 February 2015 12:19 AM by mpieler — Categorized as: Extrusion Hints

Gear Pumps
Vol. 24 #2, Sept. 1997

For small extrusion process involving gear pumps for pressurizing filament or profile dies, minimizing pump inlet pressure can reduce degradation and melt temperature of heat and shear sensitive polymers.

- Paul Andersen, Werner & Pfleiderer

See also:

Gear pump assembly
Gear pump lubrication
Gear pump wear
Inconsistent gear pump output
Polymer degradation
Pump acceleration rate
Suction pressure

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