유리렌즈 성형 금형에서 방열블록 형상에 따른 금형 가열부의 열전달 특성 연구

The purpose of this study is to propose a better contact surface pattern of a heat radiating block in a progressive GMP (Glass Molding Process) heating assembly. In this study, a simulation model based on FEM was developed to perform a thermal analysis for the heating assembly. It was verified by comparing experimental results. The temperature distribution on the heating block surface and heating energy consumption was analyzed with the change of contact surface pattern and area of a heat radiating block. The considered pattern on the contact surface was cross (+) and straight (-) shape. The contact area ratio was changed from 16 to 100%. The simulation results show that the heating energy consumption increased to reach a target temperature with the increase of contact area ratio. The straight-shaped patterns on a heat radiating block presented more uniform temperature distribution on the mold heating surface than the cross shaped surface, whereas it resulted in a slightly higher energy consumption of up to 9%. This study shows that the contact surface pattern on a heat dissipating block can control the temperature distribution on the mold heating surface.