Abstract
Rapid mold heating has been recent issue to enable the injection molding of thin-walled parts or micro/nano structures. Induction heating is an efficient way to heat a conductive workpiece by means of high-frequency electric current caused by electromagnetic induction. Because the induction heating is a convenient and efficient way of indirect heating, it has various applications such as heat treatment, brazing, welding, melting, and mold heating. The present study covers an experimental investigation on the rapid heating using the induction heating and rapid cooling using a vortex tube in order to eliminate an excessive cycle time increase. Experiments are performed in the case of a steel cup mold core with various heating and cooling conditions. Temperature is measured during heating and cooling time, from which appropriate mold heating and cooling conditions can be obtained.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 594-600 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, A |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - May 2007 |
Keywords
- Induction heating
- Injection molding
- Rapid mold heating
- Thin wall molding
- Vortex tube