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Title: Low-cost apparatus for measuring undispersed particles in extruded plastic ribbon

Abstract

An apparatus was designed and constructed that quantitatively measures the number and size of poorly dispersed particles ( >3 {mu}m diameter) that protrude above the surface of an extruded plastic ribbon (0.10-0.15 mm thick). Major components of the apparatus include a set of in-house fabricated dispensing and take-up wheels for guiding the ribbon's path, a commercially available variable differential transducer, and custom-designed software based on National Instruments' LABVIEW platform. The reproducibility and repeatability of the technique are presented, along with data comparing this approach to more conventional, albeit labor-intensive manual approaches.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. GE Plastics Technology Center, P.O. Box 68, Washington, West Virginia 26181 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20644028
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 75; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1809293; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER CODES; COST; MEASURING METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES; PLASTICS; TOPOGRAPHY

Citation Formats

Barshick, C M, Jameson, M N, and Cockerham, K C. Low-cost apparatus for measuring undispersed particles in extruded plastic ribbon. United States: N. p., 2004. Web. doi:10.1063/1.1809293.
Barshick, C M, Jameson, M N, & Cockerham, K C. Low-cost apparatus for measuring undispersed particles in extruded plastic ribbon. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1809293
Barshick, C M, Jameson, M N, and Cockerham, K C. 2004. "Low-cost apparatus for measuring undispersed particles in extruded plastic ribbon". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1809293.
@article{osti_20644028,
title = {Low-cost apparatus for measuring undispersed particles in extruded plastic ribbon},
author = {Barshick, C M and Jameson, M N and Cockerham, K C},
abstractNote = {An apparatus was designed and constructed that quantitatively measures the number and size of poorly dispersed particles ( >3 {mu}m diameter) that protrude above the surface of an extruded plastic ribbon (0.10-0.15 mm thick). Major components of the apparatus include a set of in-house fabricated dispensing and take-up wheels for guiding the ribbon's path, a commercially available variable differential transducer, and custom-designed software based on National Instruments' LABVIEW platform. The reproducibility and repeatability of the technique are presented, along with data comparing this approach to more conventional, albeit labor-intensive manual approaches.},
doi = {10.1063/1.1809293},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20644028}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 11,
volume = 75,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2004},
month = {Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2004}
}