Melt processing plant
AssigneeGala Industries, Inc.
InventorsMichael ELOO, Juergen VELTEL
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a melt processing plant, comprising a melt charger for charging a processing head, in particular pelletizing head, with melt, wherein upstream of the processing head a diverter valve for discharging the melt during a starting and/or retooling phase is associated to the melt charger. According to the invention, the melt channels of the splitter head have at least one step-like cross-sectional enlargement of their inflow portion, a cross-sectional shape different from the outlet cross-section of the discharge channel, and an open orifice region out of the splitter.
Claims38
A melt processing plant, comprising a melt charger (2) for charging a processing head, in particular pelletizing head (3), with melt, wherein between the melt charger (2) and the processing head a diverter valve (4) is provided for discharging the melt past the processing head, and comprising a splitter (7) for splitting the discharged melt strand flowing out of the diverter valve (4) into melt portions preferably of about the same size, wherein the splitter (7) includes a movable splitter head (8) with several melt channels (9, 10), of which by moving splitter head (8) another one each cyclically gets in flow connection with a discharge channel (42) coming from the diverter valve,
- characterized in that
- the melt channels (9, 10) of the splitter head (8) at least have a step-like cross-sectional enlargement in their inflow portion, a cross-sectional shape different from the outlet cross-section of the discharge channel (42), and an open orifice region out of the splitter (7).
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