Design, simulation and optimization of conformal cooling channels in injection molds: a review

The manufacturing of conformal cooling channels (CCC’s) is now easier and more affordable, owing to the recent developments in the field of additive manufacturing. The use of CCC’s allows better cooling performances than the conventional (straight-drilled) channels, in the injection molding process....

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Vydané v:International journal of advanced manufacturing technology Ročník 120; číslo 7-8; s. 4291 - 4305
Hlavní autori: Silva, Hugo Miguel, Noversa, João Tiago, Fernandes, Leandro, Rodrigues, Hugo Luís, Pontes, António José
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: London Springer London 01.06.2022
Springer Nature B.V
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CAE
CAE) and Design
Channels
Computer aided engineering
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Cooling
Critical Review
Design optimization
Engineering
Industrial and Production Engineering
Injection molding
Machining
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Media Management
Simulation
Temperature distribution
Thermal stress
Warpage
Injection molding
Design Optimization
Conformal cooling
Computer-Aided Engineering
ISSN:0268-3768, 1433-3015
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Shrnutí:The manufacturing of conformal cooling channels (CCC’s) is now easier and more affordable, owing to the recent developments in the field of additive manufacturing. The use of CCC’s allows better cooling performances than the conventional (straight-drilled) channels, in the injection molding process. The main reason is that CCC’s can follow the pathways of the molded geometry, while the conventional channels, manufactured by traditional machining techniques, are not able to do so. Some of the parameters that can be significantly improved by the use of CCC are cooling time, total injection time, uniform temperature distribution, thermal stress, warpage thickness. However, the design process for CCC is more complex than for conventional channels. Computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulations are important for achieving effective and affordable design. This review article focuses the main aspects related to the use of CCC’s in injection molding, as follows: Sect.  1 presents an introduction, which focuses on the most important facts about the topic of this paper. Section  2 presents a comparison between straight cooling channels and conformal cooling channels. In Sect.  3 , the theoretical background of injection molding is presented. In Sects.  3 to 7 , the manufacturing, design, simulation and optimization of CCC’s are presented, respectively. Section  7 is about coupled approaches, in which several systems, methods or techniques are used together for better efficiency.
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ISSN:0268-3768
1433-3015
DOI:10.1007/s00170-022-08693-4