Fluid-thermal-mechanical coupling topology optimization for cooling system in injection moulding
Received:May 25, 2021  Revised:June 16, 2021
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DOI:10.7511/jslx20210525412
KeyWord:topology optimization of fluid-thermal-mechanical coupling problem  cooling channel for injection molding  heat sink design
                 
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于明豪 大连理工大学 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
黄菀清 大连理工大学 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
李征 大连理工大学 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
阮诗伦 大连理工大学 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连
刘春太 郑州大学 橡塑模具国家工程研究中心, 郑州
申长雨 大连理工大学 工业装备结构分析国家重点实验室, 大连 ;郑州大学 橡塑模具国家工程研究中心, 郑州
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Abstract:
      Injection moulding plays an important role in the production of plastics and the cooling performance of injection moulds affects the productivity as well as quality of plastic products as well as product quality. This paper investigates the topology optimisation of the cooling system for injection moulds based on the density-based topology optimisation approach with the objective of minimising the average temperature of the structure. As the mould is subjected to a large clamping force applied by the injection moulding machine to overcome the expansion force of the moulded part during the injection moulding process, the structural load-bearing performance of the mould is also used as a constraint function. Based on the open source platform OpenFOAM, this 3D flow-thermal-mechanical coupled topology optimisation problem is solved and a manufacturing-feasible cooling system design is obtained.