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http://dx.doi.org/10.7735/ksmte.2014.23.3.291

Filling Behavior of Polymer Melt in Micro Injection Molding for V-Grooves Pattern  

Kim, Moo Sun (Future Metropolitan Railroad System Research Division, Metropolitan transportation Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Kim, Seung Mo (School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers / v.23, no.3, 2014 , pp. 291-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study uses two numerical approaches to analyze the filling behavior of micro patterns on micro-injection molding for V-grooves pattern which cannot be simulated with conventional CAE packages. The parametric studies have been performed to examine the fidelity of micro patterns with respect to temperature, pressure, inlet velocity and pattern location on the mold according to the boundary condition from the macro pressure and velocity data which can be obtained by conventional CAE packages. Through these numerical approaches, the filling behavior of polymer melt in micro patterns can be understood, the quality of replication can be predicted, and the V-groove pattern can be shaped uniformly during the process of injection molding.
Keywords
Injection molding; Polymer melt; Micro pattern; Filling behavior; V-groove;
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