An implicit control-volume finite element method and its time step strategies for injection molding simulation

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1407-1418

  Jiang, Shunliang ^a   Wang, Zhiguo ^a   Zhou, Goufa ^a   Yang, Weimin ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Computing complexity; Control volume finite element method; Injection molding; Time step

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COMPUTING COMPLEXITY; IMPLICIT ALGORITHM; TIME STEP;

INJECTION MOLDING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INJECTION MOLDING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34548127617     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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