Effects of polymer melt compressibility on mold filling in micro-injection molding

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Nguyen, Q M P ^a   Chen, X ^a   Lam, Y C ^a,b   Yue, C Y ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL INJECTION MOLDING; CROSS-WLF; DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FILLING STAGE; FINITE ELEMENT; HIGH INJECTION; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; MOLD FILLING; MOLTEN POLYMERS; TAIT EQUATION;

COMPRESSIBILITY; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLING; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MOLDS; POLYMER MELTS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 80052214583     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/9/095019     Document Type: Article

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