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LONGITUDINAL EXPANSION INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics of Solids
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Food Industries
CONT

LEI is the ratio of the exiting velocity of the extrudate after expansion to its velocity in the die orifice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique des solides
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Rapport entre la vitesse linéaire de l'extrudat après expansion et la vitesse moyenne de la pâte dans la filière.

OBS

Le taux d'expansion longitudinale est un nombre sans dimension.

OBS

Le terme «expansion longitudinale» est employé abusivement pour désigner le taux d'expansion longitudinale.

Spanish

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