Investigation of the skin melt formation during gas-assisted injection molding

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Chen, S C ^a   Cheng, N T ^a   Chang, M J ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLDS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GAS ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMER MELT FLOW; SKIN MELT FORMATION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0030699681     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0093-6413(96)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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