Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1957
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
C. L. Mantell
Second Advisor
George C. Keeffe
Third Advisor
Joseph Joffe
Abstract
This investigation was made to determine the effect of reaction blocks on the forming pressures produced in solid pad rubber forming. The pressures developed after the addition of six basic reaction block designs, at four distances from the form block, were determined and compared to the pressures developed without a reaction block.
The effect of rubber hardness was determined by conducting duplicate tests with pads having a durometer hardness of 50 and 65 Shore "A".
The addition of a reaction block produced a maximum increase in pressure of 9.75% and was found to be detrimental under many of the test conditions.
Recommended Citation
Gilmer, James Everett, "The effect of reaction block configuration on unit pressure in rubber forming" (1957). Theses. 2519.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2519
