Three models of the 3D filling simulation for injection molding: A brief review

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1963-1974

  Cardozo, D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Filling; Injection molding; Mid plane model; Simulation; Solid model.; Surface model

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMING; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLDING; MOLDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3D SIMULATIONS; ART RESEARCHES; FINITE VOLUMES; GEOMETRIC MODELS; MID-PLANE MODEL; PLANE MODELS; SIMULATION; SOLID MODEL.; SOLID MODELS; SURFACE MODEL; SURFACE MODELS; TRACKING ALGORITHMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 57049143792     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408092386     Document Type: Article

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