Process support of the implementation of an automated process to improve consistency of the production material and operations at Carron Phoenix Ltd through better understanding of the rheological behaviour of a pseudoplastic thixotropic mixture
The thesis, herein, describes the knowledge gained from a Process Engineer implementing an industrial project in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and Carron Phoenix Limited, a synthetic sink manufacturing company. The overall objective of the project was to analyse and improve curren...
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University of Strathclyde
2008
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| Summary: | The thesis, herein, describes the knowledge gained from a Process Engineer implementing an industrial project in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and Carron Phoenix Limited, a synthetic sink manufacturing company. The overall objective of the project was to analyse and improve current production processes to improve increased efficiency of manufacture and to provide support in the implementation of new technology. The basis of this study was to understand the flow behaviour of the Company's reactive process mixture (75% w/w quartz sand & 25% w/w catalysed acrylic resin) by investigating the rheological characteristics of the pseudoplastic thixotropic production mixtures with the use of a Brookfield R/S rheometer. |
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