A simple model for evaluation of contribution factors to skin melt formation in gas-assisted injection molding

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-224

  Chen, S C ^a   Cheng, N T ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GAS ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING; MELT RHEOLOGY; NONISOTHERMAL POWER LAW FLUID MODEL; SKIN MELT FORMATION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0030105401     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1933(96)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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