Study of Polymer Melt Flow in Sequential Injection Molding Process

AIChE Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1706-1714

  Chen, S C ^a   Chen, N T ^a   Hsu, K S ^a   Hsu, K F ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GEOMETRY; POLYSTYRENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TRANSPARENCY;

EDGE EFFECT; POLYMER MELT FLOW; SEQUENTIAL INJECTION; SHAPE FACTOR;

INJECTION MOLDING;

FLOW; INJECTION; POLYMERS;

EID: 0030175086     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690420622     Document Type: Article

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