Investigation on abrasive-wall collision mechanism and the universal design method for constraint module in soft abrasive flow polishing

Wang, Tong; Tan, Dapeng; Xu, Weixin; Wang, Chengyan; Tan, Yunfeng; Hou, Yueqiao

doi:10.1007/s00170-023-12134-1

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“…A boundary layer mesh (BLM) [ 24 ] has several advantages in mold flow simulations, mainly when dealing with flows near solid surfaces. In this study, BLM was used for mold flow simulations because the primary purpose of a BLM is to provide a higher mesh resolution near the walls of the solid surfaces.…”

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Development of a Silicone Rubber Mold with an Innovative Waterfall Cooling Channel

Kuo,

Lin,

et al. 2024

Polymers

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A conformal cooling channel (CCC) follows the mold core or cavity profile to carry out uniform cooling in the cooling stage. However, the significant pressure drop along the cooling channels is a distinct disadvantage of the CCC. In this study, an innovative waterfall cooling channel (WCC) was proposed and implemented. The WCC cools the injected products via surface contact, replacing the conventional line contact to cool the injected products. The WCC was optimized using numerical simulation software. Silicone rubber molds with two kinds of cooling channels were designed and implemented. The cooling time of the molded part was evaluated using a low-pressure wax injection molding machine. The experimental results of the cooling time of the molded part were compared with the simulation results from numerical simulation software. The results showed that the optimal mesh element count was about 1,550,000 with a mesh size of 1 mm. The simulation software predicted the filling time of the water cup injection-molded product to be approximately 2.008 s. The cooling efficiency for a silicone rubber mold with a WCC is better than that of the silicone rubber mold with a CCC since the core and cavity cooling efficiency is close to 50%. The pressure drop of the WCC is smaller than that of the CCC, which reduces the pressure drop by about 56%. Taking a water cup with a mouth diameter of 70 mm, a height of 60 mm, and a thickness of 2 mm as an example, the experimental results confirmed that the use of the WCC can save the cooling time of the product by about 265 s compared with the CCC. This shows how a WCC can increase cooling efficiency by approximately 17.47%.

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