Study on the effect of axial vibration of screw in plasticating process (extrusion part)

To improve the conformation of polymers, axial vibration is offered in the entire polymer process. Two sections, the axial shearing section and the axial pressing section, exert the effects of vibration on the melt. In the axial shearing section, with the effect of vibration, molecular chain orientations in the direction of flow and vibration produce the network frame, which ameliorates the mechanical properties, especially in the transverse direction, of the polymer product. The vibration can promote the disentanglement of molecular chains, which leads to a decrease in the viscosity and an increase in the flowability of melt. At the same time, it can ameliorate the blend quality of the filling system. Some experiments on extruded film, sheet, pipe, foam, and filling systems prove that the analyses are correct.