A numerical study of solidification in powder injection molding process

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 672-682

  Samanta, Sudip K ^a   Chattopadhyay, Himadri ^a   Pustal, Björn ^b   Berger, Ralf ^b   Godkhindi, Mahadev Malhar ^c   Bührig Polaczek, Andreas ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Powder injection molding; Simulation; Solidification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SOLIDIFICATION;

POWDER INJECTION MOLDING; SINGLE-PHASE MIXTURE MODEL;

INJECTION MOLDING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INJECTION MOLDING; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 37649025374     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.04.033     Document Type: Article

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