Experimental investigation and numerical simulation of cooling process in water assisted injection moulded parts

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 260-266

  Liu, S J ^a   Chen, W K ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cooling process; Experimental investigation; Finite element model; Transient heat transfer; Water assisted injection moulding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYPROPYLENES; WATER TANKS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION; MELT INJECTION; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER; WATER ASSISTED INJECTION MOULDING;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 12744271510     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328904X4882     Document Type: Article

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