Preliminary Program subject to change
TWD11 Fluid/Particle Systems in Polymer Processing
OverviewThis session is devoted to developments in a diverse set of academic or industrial researches related to polymer processing and reaction systems where particulate matter is present and fluid/particle interactions are of interest.
Primary SponsorFluidization and Multiphase Flow/Separations (TWd)

Chair

Nima Shahidi
Research Scientist
Assembly Technology Development
Intel Corp
CH5-159
5000 West Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 08028
Phone Number: 480-554-2851
Fax Number: 480-554-1521
Email: nima.shahidi@intel.com

CoChair

Reza Mostofi
Consulting Engineer
UOP LLC
25 East Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60017
Phone Number: 847-391-1171
Email: reza.mostofi@uop.com
Aggregation and Breakage of Polystyrene Particles under Turbulent Conditions: Dynamic Experiments
Amgad S. Moussa1, Miroslav Soos1, Jan Sefcik2 and Massimo Morbidelli1, (1)Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, ETH Honggerberg/HCI, Zurich, CH-8093, Switzerland, (2)Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G11 7DQ, United Kingdom
Modelling the Ram Extrusion Force of a Frictional Plastic Material
Arnaud Perrot1, Yannick Mélinge1, Patrice Estellé1 and Christophe Lanos2, (1)LGCGM équipe Matériaux et Thermique de l'Habitat, INSA de Rennes, 20 avenue des buttes de Coesmes CS14315, RENNES, 35043, France, (2)LGCGM équipe Matériaux et Thermique de l'Habitat, IUT de Rennes, 2 rue du clos courtel, RENNES, 35704, France
Studying the Pulverization Mechanism of Low Density Cross-Linked Natural Rubber
Hamid Arastoopour, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, Mahnaz Eskandari, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Suite 127, 10 W. 33rd street, Chicago, IL 60616 and Jay D. Schieber, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W 33rd St, Chicago, IL 60616
Numerical Analysis of Temperature Distributions in a Gas-Phase Polypropylene Reactor with a Single Helical Ribbon Agitator
Tomoyuki Miyadera, Anesaki Factory, Prime Polymer Co.,Ltd., 1-1, Anesaki-Kaigan, Ichihara, Chiba, 299-0193, Japan and Yasunobu Kaneko, Process Development Center, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., 1-1, Anesaki-Kaigan, Ichihara, Chiba, 299-0193, Japan
Monitoring Industrial Polymerisation Reactors for Early Detection of Agglomeration
J. Ruud Van Ommen1, John Nijenhuis1, Malte Bartels1, Flip Kleijn van Willigen2, Marco Dek2, Filip Loossens2 and Ton Backx2, (1)Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, Delft, 2628 BL, Netherlands, (2)IPCOS Technology, Bosscheweg 143, Boxtel, 5282 WV, Netherlands
The Application of Air Extraction to the Pneumatic Conveying of Polyethylene Pellets
David Mills, Independent, 9 Cherry Orchard, Old Wives Lees, Canterbury, CT4 8BQ, United Kingdom

Topical W: Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology