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A novel Approach to Simulate Melt Homogeneity in a Single-screw Plasticizing Unit of an Injection Molding Machine

  • Bernhard Praher (Speaker)
  • Straka, K. (Speaker)
  • Georg Steinbichler (Speaker)

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed talk › unknown

    Description

    In polymer processing both the thermal homogeneity and the optical- mechanical homogeneity (mixing quality) of the polymer melt play a key role on the part quality. For most injection molding applications mixing is performed in the single screw plasticizing unit of the injection molding machine. Thus, the quality of the product is strongly dependent on the ability of the plasticizing unit to generate a homogenous melt pool in the screws ante chamber. We present a new approach to investigate melt homogeneity in the screw chamber by means of CFD simulations.
    Period04 Apr 2013
    Event title3rd Austrian-Slovenian Polymer Meeting
    Event typeConference
    LocationSloveniaShow on map

    Fields of science

    • 205012 Polymer processing
    • 203011 Lightweight design
    • 205011 Polymer engineering
    • 203013 Mechanical engineering
    • 203015 Mechatronics
    • 103032 Fluid mechanics
    • 205017 Materials engineering
    • 211909 Energy technology

    JKU Focus areas

    • Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
    • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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