MULTICHANNEL FLOW CONTROL AND EXTRUDATE COOLING

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a multichannel cooling die. Some embodiments present a multichannel cooling die system comprising a cooling die with an inlet for entry of an extrudate into the cooling die and an outlet for exit of the extrudate from the cooling die, a cooling core that spans the length of the cooling die between the inlet and the outlet; a flow channel that facilitates the movement of an extrudate mixture from the inlet to the outlet, an outer jacket that spans the length of the cooling die, connected between the inlet and outlet, and circumferentially surrounding the flow channel forming an outer layer of the cooling die, and one or more dividers placed in the flow channel, extending through the flow channel for a first designated length and separating the flow channel into two or more separate flow channels.