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Nozzle improves mixing. (Keeping up with Injection Molding).


Improved melt homogenization homogenization (həmŏj'ənəzā`shən), process in which a mixture is made uniform throughout. Generally this procedure involves reducing the size of the particles of one component of the mixture and dispersing them evenly  and 30-50% lower pressure drop than previous designs are claimed for a new mixing nozzle from Koch-Glitsch Inc., Wichita, Kan. The KMN KMN Knowledge Media Networking (IEEE Workshop)
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 nozzle uses the firm's segmented mixing elements, which have no dead spots for material hang-up and are self-cleaning. The nozzle is said to reduce temperature differences and other nonuniformities in the melt by a factor of five. It also can help cut colorant col·or·ant  
n.
Something, especially a dye, pigment, ink, or paint, that colors or modifies the hue of something else.

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Of or being a subtractive primary color.
 use by 20-40% and reportedly imparts low shear stress and little heat.

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 elements, for a total length of about 4.5D. The KMN nozzle comes in diameters of 12 to 50 mm.
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Title Annotation:Koch-Glitsch Inc.
Comment:Nozzle improves mixing. (Keeping up with Injection Molding).(Koch-Glitsch Inc.)
Publication:Plastics Technology
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2002
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