Die swell

In fluid dynamics and polymer science, die swell (also called extrudate swell or the Barus effect) is what happens when a polymer melt comes out of an extrusion die wider than the opening it just passed through. It sounds counterintuitive.

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Die swell

In fluid dynamics and polymer science, die swell (also called extrudate swell or the Barus effect) is what happens when a polymer melt comes out of an extrusion die wider than the opening it just passed through. It sounds counterintuitive.

Source: Wikipedia "Die swell" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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