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Calculation of Crystallization with Injection Moulding Simulation Software based on Three‐Dimensional Approaches
Author(s) -
Michaeli Walter,
Hoffmann Stefan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/1439-2054(20010101)286:1<43::aid-mame43>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - crystallization , materials science , process (computing) , software , injection moulding , simulation software , quality (philosophy) , process engineering , mechanical engineering , computer simulation , computer science , composite material , chemical engineering , simulation , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , programming language , operating system
Injection moulding is the most popular process for manufacturing technical plastics parts. The computer simulation of the process is an essential tool to fulfil requirements with respect to part quality and efficiency. Up to now, the entire simulation has been based on two‐dimensional software. Presently, the three‐dimensional software offers new applications to improve the quality of the simulation. As in other groups, research at the IKV deals with the three‐dimensional calculation of crystallization. In a first step, the calculation of thermally induced crystallization based on a three‐dimensional temperature calculation is now available. First results show a good qualitative agreement with experimental studies. For the improvement of the quantitative quality of the simulation results further developments have to be performed.