Abstract
The paper presents some basic considerations to establish the optimum conditions for designing the ultrasonic equipment employed in plastic flow activation. In the first part, the paper presented general considerations and recommendations for the design of the ultrasonic horns. The associated conditions are submitted at a critical discussion correspondingly at the particular industrial applications. There was emphasized a particular effect of the ultrasonic activation – namely “the thermo-pellicular effect”- specific for the particularized activation conditions of the viscous-elastically mediums under pressure. The effect is characterized by the appearance of a fine layer of melted overheated material with lubricant effect on the lateral side of the ultrasonic horn. The paper includes a computer-aided application focused on the design of an ultrasonic horn employed in plastic manufacturing and some particular applications in plastics injection and extrusion. Keywords: plastic, flow, rheology, ultrasonic, activation, design, concentrator, industrial, application