A Design Procedure for Elastomer-coated Rolls in Two-Roll Systems *

The preliminary calculation of the mechanical behaviour of two-roll systems and the influences on their performance derived from this are important for the efficient development and design of these kind of systems. This article describes the stages in a procedure which may be used to design the roll system taking into account the geometrical and physical non-linearities which occur and to determine the parameters which are important for the performance of this system, e.g. the nip width or the pressure distribution in the contact surface. The design procedure is explained using the example of a specific roll pairing. The numerical and analytical results are verified by experiments.