화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.58, No.4, 793-799, 1995
Analysis and Experimental-Study of Gas Penetration in a Gas-Assisted Injection-Molded Spiral Tube
Characteristics of gas penetration and polymer melt flow in gas-assisted injection molded spiral tubes was investigated by simulations and experiments. Distribution of the skin melt thickness along the gas flow direction was measured, and gas penetration in the primary and secondary stages was identified. An algorithm based on the control-volume/finite-element method combined with a particle-tracing scheme using a dual-filling-parameter technique is utilized to predict the advancements of both melt front and gas front during the molding process. The simulated distribution of gas penetration shows reasonably good coincidence with experimental observations.