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Title

Process time reduction in blow moulding process with conformal cooling

Author(s)

Masood, Syed H.;  Jeyasingh, V. S.

Abstract

This paper presents the design and application of novel straight conformal cooling channels in reducing the process time for blow moulding process using the finite element analysis. Different configurations of cooling channels are designed for a blow mould of a plastic motor oil bottle and they are tested by running steady state and transient thermal analysis in Pro/Mechanica Thermal software to predict the cooling time. Results are compared with conventional channels with modified geometry. Results predict that proper layout of cooling channels can reduce the process cycle time by around 44% compared to conventional cooling layout.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne

Source

ANTEC conference proceedings: Plastics encounter at ANTEC 2007: Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 06-11 May 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 914-918

Publication year

2007

Keyword(s)

Blow molding;  Blow moulding process;  Cooling channels;  Computer software;  Cooling systems;  Finite element method;  Plastic motor oil bottles;  Process time reduction;  Thermoanalysis

Publisher

Society of Plastics Engineers

ISBN

9781604232141

Peer reviewed