• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2023

This paper explores the impact of gate shape changes on the size and density of foamed cells in microcellular foam injection molding. Five different gate shapes were examined while varying the amount of nitrogen gas(N2) injected for foaming. Analysis of the results showed that while average values did not change significantly, deviation values decreased by approximately 65% for cell size and 56% for density when 3.5wt% of nitrogen gas was injected in the film gate. Further analysis was conducted to verify this phenomenon, revealing that the contact area between the gate and product had the greatest impact. Our findings indicate that to ensure uniform generation of foamed cells in microcellular foaming product design, a gate with a wide contact area should be secured.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2021

In this study, die turning injection(DTI) mold design for manufacturing reservoir fluid tanks used for cooling in-vehicle batteries, inverters, and motors was conducted based on multi-field CAE. Part design, performance evaluation, and mold design of the reservoir fluid tank was performed. The frequency response characteristics through modal and harmonic response analysis to satisfy the automotive performance test items for the designed part were examined. Analysis of re-melting characteristics and structural analysis of the driving part for designing the rotating die of the DTI mold were performed. Part design was possible when the natural frequency performance value of 32Hz or higher was satisfied through finite element analysis, and the temperature distribution and deformation characteristics of the part after injection molding were found through the first injection molding analysis. In addition, it can be seen that the temperature change of the primary part greatly influences the re-melting characteristics during the secondary injection. The minimum force for driving the turning die of the designed mold was calculated through structural analysis. Hydraulic system design was possible. Finally, a precise and efficient DTI mold design for the reservoir fluid tank was possible through presented multi-field CAE process.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2020

In this study, a UV-cured GFRP molding is made using a combination of hand lay-up and resin transfer molding, and its properties are analyzed. The molded plates produced using various vacuum pressures (0 mmHg, -450 mmHg, and -760 mmHg) are examined via a comparison of hand lay-up molding and resin transfer molding. Tests are conducted by processing tensile specimens (ASTM D-5083), flexural test specimens (ASTM D-790), and ILSS test specimens (ASTM D-2344) according to each ASTM standard with a molded plate. Similarly, the UV-cured GFRP molding is compared against GFRP using epoxy. It was confirmed that the mechanical strengths of all the specimens increased when the vacuum pressure was increased and when UV curing was applied. This is believed to be because as the vacuum pressure increases, the pores of the cured specimen are removed, thereby reducing defects, and the bonding force between the glass fiber and the resin is stronger than that of the epoxy resin. It is expected that if resin transfer molding methods and UV-cured resins are used for molding GFRP composites in industry, products with better mechanical properties and faster curing time will be produced.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.1549-1554
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• 2010

플라스틱 나사는 경량성, 내식성, 열 및 전기절연성이 우수하여 최근 금속나사 대체용도로 사용 되고 있다. 플라스틱 나사는 사출성형에 의해 제작되며 성형과정에서 수축이 발생하여 형상정밀도가 저하된다. 특히 소형 정밀나사의 경우 마이크로미터 단위의 정밀도를 요구하는 관계로 소성가공에 의해 제작되는 금속나사를 대체하기 위해서는 많은 어려움이 따른다. 본 연구에서는 사출성형 공정의 수치해석을 통해 금형설계 인자를 결정하였고, 실험계획법을 적용하여 변형량을 최소화하기 위한 성형조건을 도출함으로써 플라스틱 나사의 형상정밀도 향상을 위한 연구를 수행하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1773-1785
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• 1997

The cooling stage is the very critical and most time consuming stage of the injection molding process, thus it cleary affects both the productivity and the part quality. Even through there are several commercialized package programs available in the injection molding industry to analyze the cooling performance of the injection molding coling stage, optimization of the cooling system has npt yet been accomplished in the literature due to the difficulty in the sensitivity analysis. However, it would be greatly desirable for the mold cooling system designers to have a computer aided design system for the cooling stage. With this in mind, the present study has successfully developed an interated computer aided design system for the injection molding cooling system. The CAD system utilizes the sensitivity analysis via a Boundary Element Method, which we recently developed, and the well-known CONMIN alforuthm as an optimization technique to minimize a weighted combination (objective function) of the temperature non-uniformity over the part surface and the cooling time related to the productivity with side constranits for the design reality. In the proposed objective function , the weighting parameter between the temperature non-uniiformity abd the cooling time can be adjusted according to user's interest. In this cooling system optimization, various design variable are considered as follows : (i) (design variables related to processing conditions) inlet coolant bulk temperature and volumetric flow rate of each cooling channel, and (ii) (design variables related to mold cooling system design) radius and location of each cooling channel. For this optimum design problem, three different radius and location of each cooling channel. For this optimum design problem, three different strategies are suffested based upon the nature of design variables. Three sample problems were successfully solved to demonstrated the efficiency and the usefulness of the CAD system.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1361-1366
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• 2010

본 논문은 매트릭스 수지로 PPS(Poly(phenylene sulfide))와 PP(Polypropylene)를 사용하였으며, 물리적 및 화학적 특성을 증대시키기 위해 주 첨가제로는 팽창 흑연, 합성 흑연과 보조 첨가제로는 유리 섬유, 카본 섬유, 카본 블랙을 사용하여 총 3가지의 복합소재를 제조하였다. 제조한 복합소재를 이용하여 사출 성형 및 평가 전에 CAE(Computer Aided Engineering)해석 프로그램을 통하여 해석을 하였으며, 사출성형을 통하여 사출조건(사출 압력, 가열시간, 금형온도 등)을 최적화하였다. 일반 사출성형의 경우 온도의 제한과 성형성의 한계가 있어 유동성이 낮은 복합소재의 경우 사출성형이 어렵기 때문에 이를 보완하기 위해 E-MOLD와 사출압축 기능을 함께 사용하여 복합소재의 성형성을 향상 시켰다. 사출 성형 된 각각의 최종 시편을 four point probe 장치를 사용하여 전기전도도를 측정/비교 하였고, 3가지 복합소재 중 PP/SG/CB를 혼합하여 제조한 복합소재가 성형성 및 전기전도도가 우수한 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.991-997
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• 2011

본 논문은 EPP 비드폼에 대한 증기실 조형공정의 기본 원리들과 과정들에 대해 다루고 있습니다. 증기실 조형은 EPP 기술을 위한 필수적인 공정입니다. 그러나 증기실 조형의 공정조건에 대해 연구가 거의 이루어져 있지 않습니다. EPP 폼의 특징들은 에너지흡수, 다양한 충격보호, 가벼운 무게, 구조상의 견고성과 내구성 등이다. 본 연구에서는 증기실 조형에서 증기압을 변화시켜 EPP 폼 제작을 위한 최적조건을 찾고자 노력하였으며, 무엇보다 증기조형 제품의 수축을 방지하기 위하여 EPP 폼 조형후 노내 가열을 수행하였다. 다른 노내 가열 온도들에서 시간에 따라 무게가 바뀌는 것을 관찰함으로써 폼수축의 메커니즘을 확인하는 것이 가능하였다. 인장시험과 SEM 해석을 수행하여 이들 실험결과들을 뒷받침할 수 있었고, 다른 증기압들에서 조형된 제품들에 대해 치수안정성을 조사하였다.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2019

Traditional cell culture(2-dimensional) is the method that provide a nutrient and environment on a flat surface to cultivate cells into a single layer. Since the cell characteristics of 2D culture method is different from the characteristics of the cells cultured in the body, attempts to cultivate the cells in an environment similar to the body environment are actively proceeding in the industry, academy, and research institutes. In this study, we will develop a technology to fabricate micro-structures capable of culturing cells on surfaces with various curvatures, surface shapes, and characteristics. In order to fabricate the hemispheric plastic structure(thickness $50{\mu}m$), plastic preform mold (hereinafter as "preform mold") corresponding to the hemisphere was first prepared by injection molding in order to fabricate a two - layer structure to be combined with a flat plastic film. Then, thermoplastic polymer dissolved in an organic solvent was solidified on a preform mold. As a preliminary study, we proposed injection molding conditions that can minimize X/Y/Z axis deflection value. The effects of the following conditions on the preform mold were analyzed through injection molding CAE, [(1) coolant inlet temperature, (2) injection time, (3) packing pressure, (4) volume-pressure (V/P). As a result, the injection molding process conditions (cooling water inlet temperature, injection time, holding pressure condition (V / P conversion point and holding pressure size)) which can minimize the deformation amount of the preform mold were derived through CAE without applying the experimental design method. Also, the derived injection molding process conditions were applied during actual injection molding and the degree of deformation of the formed preform mold was compared with the analysis results. It is expected that plastic film having various shapes in addition to hemispherical shape using the preform mold produced through this study will be useful for the molding preform molding technology and cast molding technology.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.71-72
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• 2007

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1297-1298
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• 2010