Feasibility evaluation of gas-assisted heating for mold surface temperature control during injection molding process

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 806-812

  Chen, Shia Chung ^a   Chien, Rean Der ^b   Lin, Su Hsia ^b   Lin, Ming Chung ^a,b   Chang, Jen An ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic mold temperature; Gas assisted heating; Heating efficiency; Injection molding

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MOLD; CYCLE TIME; DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY; GAS CHANNEL DESIGN; GAS FLOW CAPACITY; HEATING CONDITIONS; HEATING EFFICIENCIES; HEATING EFFICIENCY; HEATING SYSTEM; HEATING TIME; HOT GAS TEMPERATURES; INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; MOLD DESIGNS; MOLD SURFACES; MOLDED PARTS; WATER COOLING;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING WATER; DESIGN; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTIC MOLDS; PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

HEATING;

EID: 68249096257     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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