Design sensitivity analysis and optimization for polymer sheet extrusion and mold filling processes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1381-1411

  Smith, Douglas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjoint variable method; Design optimization; Direct differentiation method; Injection molding design; Manufacturing process design; Sheet die design

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; LUBRICATION; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

DESIGN SENSITIVITY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; EXTRUSION; MOLD; POLYMER;

ENGINEERING; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0042842596     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.782     Document Type: Article

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