Research Article
Thermomechanical Optimization and Comparison of a Low Thermal Inertia Mold with Rectangular Heating Channels and a Conventional Mold
Table 11
Thermomechanical results.
| | | | Case 0 | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | | RSMpred. | FEM | RSMpred. | FEM | RSMpred. | FEM | RSMpred. | FEM |
| | Circular | t (s) | 442.5 | 472 | 435 | 493 | 428 | 526 | 428 | 526 | | ΔT (°C) | 1.94 | 1.89 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.6 | | u (μm) | 3.99 | 4.03 | 3.97 | 3.99 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 3.94 | 3.97 |
| | Rectangular | t (s) | 395 | 388 | 395 | 388 | 395 | 388 | 375 | 367 | | ΔT (°C) | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | | u (μm) | 9.98 | 6.72 | 9.97 | 6.72 | 9.97 | 6.72 | 15.27 | 18.00 |
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