Fig.

12: Typical screw design for 60 mm single stage metering screw

Screw diameter
Drive Shank Flight hannel !oot Trailing
edge
"eading
edge
Screw
tip
Screw diameter
hannel depth
#itch hannel depth
Feed section ompression section
Flight length
$etering section
%ote: screw drawing is not scaled to dimensions
Typical dimensions
Diameter 60 mm
Flight length 1 &60 mm
'26D( Feed section length )*0 mm
'*D( ompression section length &)0 mm
'+D( $etering section length &)0 mm
'+D( ompression ratio ,
onstant pitch 'flight lead( 60 mm '1D(
hannel depth feed section *.) mm
hannel depth metering section 2.& mm
hannel width &) mm '0.+D(
Flight width 6 mm '0.1D(
Flight angle 1-.6&.
Screw tip angle 120. / 1&0.
Flight to root radi0s Feed section ompression section $etering section
"eading edge radi0s *.) mm *.) 1 2.& mm 2.& mm
Trailing edge radi0s & mm &12 mm 2 mm
1+