Simulation and Analysis of Three-Dimensional Polymer Flow in Injection Moulding

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 955-962

  Zachert, Jurgen ^a   Michaeli, Walter ^a  

^a Institut fur Kunststoffverarbeitung   (Germany)

Author keywords

advance of flow front; FDM; flow visualization; three dimensional simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIE CASTING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; VIDEO CAMERAS; VISCOUS FLOW;

THREE DIMENSIONAL POLYMER FLOW;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0031654879     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449801701009     Document Type: Article

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