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Heat‐transfer calculations in crystalline plastics
Author(s) -
Gloor W. E.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760030406
Subject(s) - materials science , polypropylene , polyethylene , heat transfer , rod , enthalpy of fusion , molding (decorative) , melting temperature , range (aeronautics) , thermodynamics , composite material , melting point , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The problems of unsteady‐state heat transfer associated with the melting and cooling of crystalline plastics such as polyacetals, high density polyethylene and polypropylene, are complex because of the latent heat of fusion that must be dealt with in problems where the temperature range being considered extends across the melting range. In the case of polyacetals, the use of a computer is shown in the literature to provide solutions to those problems. For many molding shops, such aids are not available. Numerical methods for the solution of such problems have been investigated, and their results are compared with those obtained using a computer and published for polyacetals. Cooling curves derived from numerical calculations, for slabs and rods made from high density polyethylene and polypropylene, are presented. Applications of the method are indicated.