Research Article

Advances in Polymer Technology Application of Pareto-Based Genetic Algorithm in Determining Layout of Heating Rods for a Plastic Injection Mold

Table 3

Values of the initial and optimal design variables.

Design variables/objectiveInitial valuesOptimal values

x1 (mm)70.467.2
x2 (mm)84.578.4
x3 (mm)100.599.3
x4 (mm)114.5116.2
x5 (mm)135.5138.9
x6 (mm)149.5153.4
OBJf (°C2)561.462.8
()−1 (°C−1)1.185 × 10−21.233 × 10−2