Simplified model for mould filling simulations using CVFEM and unstructured meshes

Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 345-361

  Estacio, Kemelli C ^a   Mangiavacchi, Norberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Free surface; Injection moulding process; Semi Lagrangian formulation; Unstructured meshes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MESH GENERATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ARRHENIUS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN FORMULATION; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; INJECTION MOLDING; MESH GENERATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34248386559     PISSN: 10698299     EISSN: 10990887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.907     Document Type: Article

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