Design of the cooling channels in nonrectangular plastic flat injection mold

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-186

  Lin, Zone Ching ^a   Chou, Ming Ho ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Energy Balance; Injection Mold; Optimal Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042871641     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(02)80160-1     Document Type: Article

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