A computational model for the cooling phase of injection moulding

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 305-313

  Smith, A G ^a   Wrobel, L C ^a   McCalla, B A ^a   Allan, P S ^a   Hornsby, P R ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Continuous cooling; Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONTINUOUS COOLING; COOLING PHASE;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 36549039504     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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