Patent ID: 7294299

Claim:
A granulating die comprising: a resin discharge surface which is provided in contact with a flow of water, and; nozzles which are communicated with a cylinder of an extruder and which open to said resin discharge surface, wherein none of the nozzles are provided in regions of said resin discharge surface which is towards directions of inflow and outflow of said flow of water, and none of the nozzles are provided in regions of said resin discharge surface which are orthogonal to the directions of inflow and outflow of said flow of water, wherein the regions of said resin discharge surface which are towards the directions of inflow and outflow of said flow of water are defined by center angles of from 10° to 50° in the resin discharge surface around a center line which is parallel to the direction of the flow of water from the process water inlet to the process water outlet, and wherein the regions of said resin discharge surface which are orthogonal to the directions of inflow and outflow of said flow of water are defined by center angles of from 10° to 50° in the resin discharge surface around a center line orthogonal to the direction of the flow of water from the process water inlet to the process water outlet.