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Title: A Computational Model for Continuous Cooling of Injection Moulding Processes
Authors: Smith, AG
Wrobel, LC
McCalla, BA
Allan, PS
Hornsby, PR
Keywords: Injection moulding;continuous cooling;computational fluid dynamics
Issue Date: 2008
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Smith, A.G., Wrobel, L.C., McCalla, B.A., Allan, P.S. and Hornsby, P.R., A Computational Model for Continuous Cooling of Injection Moulding Processes, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 195, 305-313, 2008
Abstract: This paper discusses the approaches and techniques used to build a realistic numerical model to analyse the cooling phase of the injection moulding process. The procedures employed to select an appropriate mesh and the boundary and initial conditions for the problem are discussed and justified. The final model is validated using direct comparisons with experimental results generated in an earlier study. The model is shown to be a useful tool for further studies aimed at optimising the cooling phase of the injection moulding process. Using the numerical model provides additional information relating to changes in conditions throughout the process, which otherwise could not be deduced or assessed experimentally. These results, and other benefits related to the use of the model, are also discussed in the paper.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1700
ISSN: 0924-0136
Appears in Collections:Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering (AMEE)
Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers

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