MOOC - Rubber Technologist - Basic Level
Mixing Technology
This unit will elaborate on mixing technology for rubber compounds. Dispersion and distribution of fillers is no sinecure and is highly relevant for high performance applications. General mixing methodology and more in-detail mixing procedures and phenomena are treated.
Mixing process and machinery:
This element elaborates on mixing machinery and the general mixing process. Mixing is dictated by several process parameters that influence filler dispersion in the compound.
RUBTECHB.U4.E1.PC1
The student is able to recognize different mixers and rotors, and point out their strong and weak points
RUBTECHB.U4.E1.PC 2
The student knows the concepts and relevance of mixing process parameters, such as rotor speed, temperature, torque, power and ram movement
RUBTECHB.U4.E1.PC4
The student has a good understanding of the mixing process and is able to draft the mixing procedure of a simple compound
RUBTECHB.U4.E1.PC5
The student is able to read the mixing fingerprint and recognize faulty mixing phenomena based on the mixing fingerprint