The plane problem of the extrusion of a viscoplastic medium by parallel plates

Abstract

A solution of the problem of the plane parallel flow of viscoplastic medium between two parallel plates when they approach (separate) at a specified velocity is given within the framework of the Bingham model in the inertialess thin-layer approximation for arbitrary values of the coefficient of viscosity and the yield stress. Analytic expressions are obtained for the velocity and pressure fields. The boundary of the flow kernel, where the shear stress on the areas of the parallel planes of the plates is less than the yield stress and the component of the velocity, parallel to the plates, does not change in a transverse direction, is determined. A single similarity parameter which defines the kinematic and dynamic flow characteristics is found. For a specified law of motion of the plates, a general expression is obtained for the force acting on plates of finite size in terms of a dimensionless function of a single dimensionless parameter. The law of approach (separation) of the plates under a constant force is found.