Abstract
APPROXIMATE, GENERALIZED FIELD DATA BASED MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND ANN SIMULATION OF PVC PIPE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Ashish D. Vikhar* and J.P. Modak
ABSTRACT
PVC pipe extrusion with single screw extruder is the most widely used process among small and medium sized manufacturing industries in India. The increasing importance of plastic extrusion is gaining new dimensions in the present industrial age. This paper shows an idea about the methodology of formulation of field data based mathematical model for the dependent process parameters (?D1), pipe dimensions (?D2), pipe weight (?D3) and productivity (?D4) during PVC pipe manufacturing process. It helps to develop an approximate, generalized but reliable model for predicting and optimizing the critical process parameters which affects the quality, productivity of the process. This paper presents the procedure to analyze the impact of field parameters on the performance of PVC pipe manufacturing process. At the end of this work, the findings indicate that the topic under study is of good importance, as no such approach of formulation field data based mathematical models and simulation is adopted for small scale industries engaged in PVC pipe manufacturing.
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