Cooling

Cooling Optimization
Optimization

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How
How to
to Optimize
Optimize Cooling
Cooling

Depends on
Objectives
What can be changed

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What
What can
can be
be Changed?
Changed?

Water line layout

If there is enough room in the tool to move lines
Should lines be split
If tool not built yet

Coolant temperatures
All circuits
Individual if more than one temperature controller
is available

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What
What can
can be
be Changed?
Changed?

Cooling time
Generally this should be kept to a minimum
Shorter cooling times will however make
temperature distributions worse

Flow rates
Once fully turbulent additional flow rate is
generally a waste of energy

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Review
Review Results
Results Compared
Compared to
to
Objectives
Objectives

Generally best to optimize temperature distribution

with a fixed cycle time
The lower the temperature variation the better
Across the cavity and core
Between the cavity and core

Results to review include

Temperature (top), part

Temperature (bottom), part
Temperature Difference, part (midplane only)
Temperature Profile, part

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Optimize
Optimize Cooling
Cooling Time
Time

Cooling time can be optimized once

An acceptable temperature distribution is
established
The average mold surface temperature is at or
below the target mold temperature
Cooling time optimized by running an automatic
analysis.

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Exercise
Exercise

Review results from Cooling Analysis Strategies unit on

dustpan
Import results from Cooling Analysis Strategies unit into the
project for this module
Change something to improve temperature difference between
cavity and core
Things to be changed include
Water line layout
Add circuits/branches
Change position

Circuit temperatures
Up to 3 different temperatures allowed

Add inserts
Flow rates

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Review
Review of
of Possible
Possible Solutions
Solutions

Show an example improved cooling on the

dustpan
Temperature (top)
Temperature, profile

Greg example provided, re-run

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