Open AccessSimulation Physical and Chemical Blowing Agents for Polyurethane Foam Production
Author(s) -
Harith Al-Moameri,
Ghanim Hassan,
Baydaa Jaber
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/518/6/062001
Subject(s) - blowing agent , polyurethane , process engineering , foaming agent , computer science , production (economics) , materials science , composite material , engineering , porosity , economics , macroeconomics
Use of computer simulation to quantify the effectiveness of blowing agents can be an effective tool for optimizing formulations and for the adopting of new blowing agents. This paper focuses on a mass balance on blowing agent during foaming including the quantification of the amount that stays in the resin, the amount that ends up in the foam cells, and the pressure of the blowing agent in the foam cells. Experimental data is presented both in the sense of developing the simulation capabilities and the validating of simulation results.