Abstract:
A process and apparatus for the coextrusion of a multilayer polymeric body is provided which incorporates protective boundary layers into the body, protecting the layers from instability and breakup during layer formation and multiplication. The process includes the steps of providing at least first (11) and second (12) streams of heat plastified extrudable thermoplastic material which are combined to form a composite stream having the first substreams and second substreams interdigitated. A third stream (24) of heat plastified thermoplastic material is supplied to the exterior surfaces of the composite stream to form protective boundary layers adjacent the walls of the coextrusion apparatus through which the heat plastified polymer streams pass. Layer instability and breakup are avoided using process conditions which would otherwise adversely affect the optical and/or mechanical properties of the articles which are formed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a two-component infrared reflecting film which reflects light in the infrared region of the spectrum while suppressing second, third and fourth order reflections in the visible spectrum. The film comprises alternating layers of first (A) and second (B) diverse polymeric materials having a six layer alternating repeat unit with relative optical thicknesses of .778A.111B.111A.778B.111A.111B. The polymeric materials differ from each other in refractive index by at least 0.03.
Abstract:
A gear pump exhibiting improved efficiency over a broader range of fluid viscosity and pump speed includes a compression zone defined between each of a pair of pump gears and internal walls of a gear chamber, wherein the compression zones have a non-uniform thickness along a longitudinal direction of the gears. The geometry of the compression zones provides a mechanism whereby the drag of the viscous fluid which is induced by the rotation of the pump gears carries the viscous fluid through a progressively narrower gap in the direction of rotation ending in a final smooth pinch-off at the start of the seal zone. The geometry of the compression zone maximizes the drag and pressurization of the viscous fluid being pumped into the teeth of the gears, thereby assisting in the complete filling of the teeth. The result is improved fill efficiency over a broader range of pump speeds and over a broader range of fluid viscosity.
Abstract:
A process and apparatus for the coextrusion of a multilayer polymeric body is provided which incorporates protective boundary layers into the body, protecting the layers from instability and breakup during layer formation and multiplication. The process includes the steps of providing at least first (11) and second (12) streams of heat plastified extrudable thermoplastic material which are combined to form a composite stream having the first substreams and second substreams interdigitated. A third stream (24) of heat plastified thermoplastic material is supplied to the exterior surfaces of the composite stream to form protective boundary layers adjacent the walls of the coextrusion apparatus through which the heat plastified polymer streams pass. Layer instability and breakup are avoided using process conditions which would otherwise adversely affect the optical and/or mechanical properties of the articles which are formed.
Abstract:
A multilayer laminate structure comprising (A) one or more layers of a polyolefin or a blend of two or more different polyolefins; and (B) one or more layers of a fuel barrier polymer or blends thereof, the fuel barrier polymer or blends thereof having a Fuel CM15 permeability of 45 g-mil/m2-day or less, based on a layer thickness of 1 mil, when measured at 40 °C and under ambient pressure conditions of 700 to 760 torr; and optionally (C) a tie layer interposed between a polyolefin layer and an adjacent fuel barrier layer; and/or optionally (D) a regrind layer interposed between a tie layer and a polyolefin layer.