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Towards an Automatic Strategy for Conformal Cooling Design

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Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems (FAIM 2023)

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The continuous demand for high-quality polymeric parts introduced additive manufacturing (AM) as a solution to produce new temperature control systems (TCS) in injection molds, which has proven to improve part quality and minimize cycle time. Nevertheless, the design of an effective TCS is challenging, and project rules to comply with part specifications, without compromising the tool durability are required. Parametric analysis is paramount to understand the relative influence of parameters such as channel location, geometry, flow conditions, on the heat extraction rate, enabling to establish the proper foundations towards the development of an automatic strategy for TCS design. The present work presents a parametric study, supported by process optimization strategies, to assess the influence of channel relative position and channel geometry on the mold heat dissipation. The results have shown that rectangular channels obtained better heat dissipation, with consequent better part quality.

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Acknowledgement

Part of this research was developed within the scope of project DDS (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046977). It was also supported by FCT/MCTES through TEMA research unit (projects with references UIDB/00481/2020 and UIDP/00481/2020 and CENTRO01-0145-FEDER-022083. The authors also acknowledge FCT for the PhD grant ref. 2022.10869.BD (SBR).

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  1. Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    Sofia B. Rocha, Gonçalo Martins, Victor Neto & Mónica S. A. Oliveira

  2. Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory (LASI), Guimarães, Portugal

    Sofia B. Rocha, Gonçalo Martins, Victor Neto & Mónica S. A. Oliveira

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  1. TEMA - Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Porto, Portugal

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, ISEP – School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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Rocha, S.B., Martins, G., Neto, V., Oliveira, M.S.A. (2024). Towards an Automatic Strategy for Conformal Cooling Design. In: Silva, F.J.G., Pereira, A.B., Campilho, R.D.S.G. (eds) Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. FAIM 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_53

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