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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2010.34.10.1487

Design of Conformal Cooling Channels for the Mould of a Plastic Drawer of a Refrigerator by Analysis of Three-Dimensional Injection Moulding  

Ahn, Dong-Gyu (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Park, Min-Woo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Park, Seung-Hwa (ED&C, Ltd.)
Kim, Hyung-Su (Woosung Precision Industries Co. Ltd.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.34, no.10, 2010 , pp. 1487-1492 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to design the conformal cooling channels for the mould of a plastic drawer of a refrigerator by analysis of three-dimensional injection molding. In order to obtain the desired design of the conformal cooling channels, the influence of the diameter and the position of the conformal cooling channels on the moulding characteristics and the product qualities were quantitatively examined. From the results of the examination, an optimal design of the conformal cooling channels, which ensures uniform cooling and minimum potential deformation of the molded drawers, was estimated. By comparing the designed mould and a conventional mould with linear cooling channels from the viewpoints of the product qualities as well as cooling and cycle times, it was shown that the mould with conformal cooling channels can simultaneously improve the productivity of the injection moulding process and the product qualities.
Keywords
Injection Moulding Analysis; Uniform Cooling; Conformal Cooling Channels; Injection Mould; Product Quality; Productivity;
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