| 摘要 |
A multi-shaft extruder is disclosed with at least two shafts for compounding and/or molding an elastomer staggered with filler, in particular rubber, with at least one softener and/or additives. The extruder comprises the following in succession in the direction of product transport: a feed zone, into which the elastomer and softener and/or additives are metered; a mastication/plasticization zone with at least one kneading element, into which the elastomer with the softener and/or additives is transferred to a flowable, cohesive mixture; a dispersing zone with at least one additional kneading element, in which the filler in the elastomer is comminuted and distributed; and the kneading elements having a comb and the extruder having a casing inner wall and wherein a gap with a gap width Z of about {fraction (1/100 to about {fraction (1/10 of the kneading element diameter D is present between the comb of the kneading elements and the casing inner wall of the extruder, wherein the diameter is defined as the maximal diameter of a kneading element from comb to comb. |
