Code
01CD15424
Duration
12 April 2025 → 11 October 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Polymer processing
- Polymer recycling
- Polymers and plastics
Keywords
Extrusion
Polymers
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
FEM modelling
Degradation mechanism
Project description
The project is related to the optimization of melt processing of polymeric materials to reduce degradation and thus extend the service life of the polymer products. It includes a dedicated set of extrusion and 3D printing experiments together with finite element analysis-based modelling of the viscous behavior of materials.