摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a process in which flowing fluids are utilized to apply viscous drag forces to a rod of indefinite length and advance it continuously through an extrusion die, to produce a continuous product, for example, a wire. The flowing fluids also control the axial and radial stresses in the rod, sealing it into and out of a treating environment so that undesirable rod pinch-off, bulging, or tension failure is avoided. The temperature, and hence viscosity, of the flowing fluids may be adjusted to control viscous drag forces.
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