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Flowing simulation of injection molded parts with micro-channel

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  • 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350108, P.R. China;
    2. National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China

Received date: 2013-01-22

  Revised date: 2013-07-15

  Online published: 2014-02-18

Abstract

In the micro-molding of component with a micro-sized channel, the ability for polymer melt to flowing into the micro-channel in a macro-sized part is a big challenge. The multidimensional flow behaviors are included in the injection molding the macrocomponent with a micro-channel. In this case, a simplified model is used to analyze the flow behaviors of the macro-sized part within a micro-channel. The flow behaviors in the macro-cavity are estimated by using the finite element and finite difference methods. The influence of the injection rate, micro-channel size, heat transfer coefficient, and mold temperature on the flowing distance is investigated based on the non-isothermal analytic method. The results show that an increase in the radius of the micro-channel and mold temperature can improve effectively the flowing distance in the micro-channel.

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CUI Zhi-Xiang;SI Jun-Hui;LIU Chun-Tai;SHEN Chang-Yu . Flowing simulation of injection molded parts with micro-channel[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2014 , 35(3) : 269 -276 . DOI: 10.1007/s10483-014-1789-7

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