Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process
Injection molding is the most common process for producing plastic products. The surface quality and the cycle time of the plastic product is strongly influenced by the cooling system, which accounts for approximately 70% of cycle time. In conventional injection molds, beryllium copper (BeCu) insert...
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| author | Ahmad Hasnan Nandy Putra Wayan Nata Septiadi Bambang Ariantara Nasruddin A Abdullah |
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| description | Injection molding is the most common process for producing plastic products. The surface quality and the cycle time of the plastic product is strongly influenced by the cooling system, which accounts for approximately 70% of cycle time. In conventional injection molds, beryllium copper (BeCu) inserts are commonly used to speed up the cooling process and to obtain a uniform temperature distribution. This study aims to compare the abilities of the vapor chamber and the BeCu insert to increase the cooling rate and provide an even temperature distribution. The experiment was conducted with variations in heat inputs, cooling temperatures, and cooling rates. The vapor chamber had a copper foam wick with a pore diameter of 0.2 mm, filling ratio of 30%, and water as the working fluid. The vapor chamber provides an effective way to speed up the heat transfer process in injection molding, with heat transfer up to 67% greater than in conventional cooling methods that use BeCu. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dd5f59a89fa48b48550467e598ae8de2023-01-02T10:46:09ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002017-07-018469069710.14716/ijtech.v8i4.576576Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding ProcessAhmad Hasnan0Nandy Putra1Wayan Nata Septiadi2Bambang Ariantara3Nasruddin A Abdullah4Applied Heat Transfer Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaApplied Heat Transfer Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaApplied Heat Transfer Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaApplied Heat Transfer Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaApplied Heat Transfer Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaInjection molding is the most common process for producing plastic products. The surface quality and the cycle time of the plastic product is strongly influenced by the cooling system, which accounts for approximately 70% of cycle time. In conventional injection molds, beryllium copper (BeCu) inserts are commonly used to speed up the cooling process and to obtain a uniform temperature distribution. This study aims to compare the abilities of the vapor chamber and the BeCu insert to increase the cooling rate and provide an even temperature distribution. The experiment was conducted with variations in heat inputs, cooling temperatures, and cooling rates. The vapor chamber had a copper foam wick with a pore diameter of 0.2 mm, filling ratio of 30%, and water as the working fluid. The vapor chamber provides an effective way to speed up the heat transfer process in injection molding, with heat transfer up to 67% greater than in conventional cooling methods that use BeCu.http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/576Injection moldMold cooling processRapid coolingVapor chamber |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Hasnan Nandy Putra Wayan Nata Septiadi Bambang Ariantara Nasruddin A Abdullah Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process International Journal of Technology Injection mold Mold cooling process Rapid cooling Vapor chamber |
| title | Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process |
| title_full | Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process |
| title_fullStr | Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process |
| title_short | Vapor Chamber Utilization for Rapid Cooling in the Conventional Plastic Injection Molding Process |
| title_sort | vapor chamber utilization for rapid cooling in the conventional plastic injection molding process |
| topic | Injection mold Mold cooling process Rapid cooling Vapor chamber |
| url | http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/576 |
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