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Space‐time distribution in filling a mold
Author(s) -
ManasZloczower I.,
Blake J. W.,
Macosko C. W.
Publication year - 1987
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.760271605
Subject(s) - mold , materials science , residence time distribution , residence time (fluid dynamics) , molding (decorative) , composite material , particle (ecology) , mechanics , distribution (mathematics) , engineering drawing , mathematics , flow (mathematics) , physics , engineering , mathematical analysis , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , geology
The residence time of a fluid particle in mold filling is total time spent in the mold. Displaying curves of constant residence time in the mold gives the space‐time distribution during the filling process. A simple method to calculate space‐time distributions is presented. Applications to mold filling in reaction injection molding (RIM) are illustrated.