The Effects of Packing and Cooling Stages on the Molded Parts in Injection Molding Process

사출 성형시 보압 및 냉각 과정이 성형품에 미치는 영향

The behavior of polystyrene in the strip cavity during the packing and cooling stages for an injection molding process is examined numerically. The mathematical model is based on the unified post-filling model and finite element/finite difference methods are used to solve simultaneously the continuity, momentum and energy equations coupled to an equation of state. Simulated results show that the density of the molded parts is lower in the core than at the skin, and that the hotter the melt or the higher the packing pressure, the higher the density in the core. The density variation during the packing stage comes up to 50% compared with the total density variation. Also, the density variation after gate sealing and the effect of cooling rate on the equation of state are negligible.

본 연구에서는 보압과정시 급속한 압력구배에 의한 관성항의 영향을 고려하기 위해 수정된 Hele-Shaw 모델과 압축열 발생항, 온도와 압력의 변화에 따른 수지의 밀 도 이완현상에 대한 모델의 도입 및 유한요소법을 이용한 수치해석적 방법을 제시하여 정확한 잔류압력을 구하고 성형조건 및 물성치에 따른 수지의 거동을 살펴보고자 한다.