Further studies of the gas penetration process in gas-assisted injection molding

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 911-923

  Zhou, Huamin ^a   Li, Dequn ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas penetration; Gas assisted injection molding; Matching asymptotic expansion method; Perturbation method

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPANSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

GAS PENETRATION INTERFACE;

MOLDING;

GAS PERMEATION; INJECTION MOLDING; INTERFACE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0346886870     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PPT-120025003     Document Type: Article

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