Question: A continuous tube with square cross - section is to be produced by plastic extrusion process; the die opening has the dimensions shown in the

A continuous tube with square cross-section is to be produced by plastic extrusion process; the die opening has the dimensions shown in the figure below. The extruder barrel has a diameter of 120 mm and a length of 2.8 m. The screw channel depth=8.0 mm, and its pitch =92 mm. The viscosity of the polymer melt is 100 Pa-s, and the head pressure in the barrel is 3.8 MPa. The die swell ratio for the polymer used in the process is 1.25. Calculate the rotational speed of the screw to achieve a production rate equal to the first-right two digits of your student number in units of cm/s of this tube? 2 cm 1.3 cm

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