Twin Screw Extrusion, Technology and Principles

Modified on Friday, 30 January 2015 07:02 PM by mpieler — Categorized as: Book Reviews

White, J.L. and Kim, E.K., "Twin Screw Extrusion, Technology and Principles," 2nd Edition, Hanser, Munich, 2010.

Dr. E.K. Kim and the late Prof. James L. White have just published the second edition of the "Twin-Screw Extrusion, Technology and Principles" book through Hanser Publications. The second edition has been expanded to include many technology advancements since the first edition in 1990. Technology advancements include those in co-rotating intermeshing machines, non-intermeshing twin-screw machines, continuous mixers, and improved numerical methods. New application sections were added that describe reactive extrusion, devolatilization, and dewatering. The book also provides a rich history of the technologies and the fundamental principles of operation of twin-screw extruders.

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