| 摘要 |
A method for processing and compacting thermoplastic feedstock, a related apparatus 100 and assembly is provided. The apparatus 100 comprises a rotary unit 101 disposed between first and second stationary panels 1, 5. The rotary unit comprises a number of hollow, tubular chambers 10, 11, 12, 13, symmetrically arranged around a rotation axis, and a number of heating elements 22, 23, 24, 25, surrounding said tubular chambers and preferably configured as coiled resistors. The rotary unit 101 is configured to execute stepwise rotational motions around a rotation axis. The front panel 1 comprises a first aperture 2 for receiving feedstock and a second aperture 36 for receiving a compressor piston; and the back panel comprises an aperture 6 for discharging a compacted product, said aperture 6 being horizontally aligned with the compressor piston receiving aperture 36. The compacting assembly comprises a crusher, a conveying means, a compactor apparatus 100 and a compressor. The invention is in particular suitable for processing and compacting of articles manufactured from expanded polystyrene (EPS). |
