The VOF-G/FEV model for tracking a polymer-air interface in the injection moulding process

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 813-821

  Ayad, R ^a   Rigolot, A ^b  

^a ESIEC   (France)

^b INSTITUT JEAN LE ROND D ALEMBERT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTICS MOLDING;

CONTINUITY EQUATION; CONTROL VOLUME TECHNIQUE; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; PSEUDO CONCENTRATION METHOD;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0036942261     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1515323     Document Type: Article

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