A Methodology for the design of effective cooling system in injection moulding

International Journal of Material Forming

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 13-16

  Agazzi, A ^a   Sobotka, V ^a   Le Goff, R ^b   Garcia, D ^b   Jarny, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b Pôle Européen de Plasturgie   (France)

Author keywords

Cooling design; Heat transfer; Injection moulding; Inverse problem

Indexed keywords

COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; INVERSE PROBLEMS; SHRINKAGE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING CHANNELS; COOLING CONDITIONS; COOLING DESIGNS; DIFFERENTIAL SHRINKAGE; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 78651576731     PISSN: 19606206     EISSN: 19606214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12289-010-0695-2     Document Type: Article

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