Development of collapsible PET water fountain bottles

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Title: Development of collapsible PET water fountain bottles
Author(s): Masood, Syed H.; Keshavamurthy, V.
Abstract: This paper presents the development of a collapsible 15-l water fountain bottle made of an alternative material, PET, instead of a traditional refillable-type bottle made of polycarbonate. This bottle design offers several advantages including light-weight, use-and-throw concept and recyclability. The paper details the process and results of design, analysis and optimisation of the bottle shape using Pro/Engineer Parametric Modelling software and Pro/Mechanica Finite Element Modelling software. Some of the main criteria used in the design and development of this collapsible bottle include: light-weight, collapsibility, identical neck dimensions to fit standard size water coolers and manufacturing by one-step injection stretch blow-moulding process. Results are supported by analysis and pictures of the final designed bottle.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
Source: Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 162-3 (2005), pp. 83-89
Publication year: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0924-0136
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.02.176
Peer reviewed