Study progress on the mechanism of smash of rubber and its applications

The smash technology is widely used in the post process working procedures of raw materials in the high polymer fabrication plants. The research on the fracture mechanism of rubber and the corresponding equipments is very useful for the reduction of energy consumption and increasing of production efficiency. Based on the introduction of physical characteristics and fracture features of rubber, the three smash methods and the corresponding equipments are stated in details which are performed to grind rubber blocks into fine particles. At last, the mechanism of rubber blocks is discussed through the three angles of the high polymer material science, fracture mechanics, and the viscous-elastic mechanics.