Abstract
AbstractTo illustrate the potential effect of unbalanced cooling on warpage of flat parts, a simplified two‐part analysis is presented. First a computational model for amorphous polymers cooling in an injection molding cavity is presented. The simulation is a finite difference solution of the one‐dimensional, transient heat conduction equation with constant material properties. Plastic and mold temperature profiles are calculated through the cooling cycle and the transients from cycle to cycle are included. Temperatures are predicted for both sides of the mold allowing asymmetrical cooling to be analyzed. The model is verified analytically and is in agreement with published data. Secondly, a simplified method of predicting the thermal warpage of a fiat part from calculated temperature profiles is discussed and illustrated. The relative effects on calculated part warpage of asymmetric mold geometry and cooling fluid temperature are predicted with this analysis method. The sensitivity of warpage to these design factors is illustrated for an example part.
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