In this study, the thermal transport issues for a nanocomposite material used in the blow molding process are addressed in the fabrication of the composite mold. For low production cycles, there is a significant interest in using lower cost composite molds to replace the expensive traditional metal molds used for making polymer parts by the blow molding process. A critical issue in using a polymer matrix composite as an alternative to a metal mold is the large difference in the thermal transport property. The composite mold design must integrate enhanced cooling so that the product can cool sufficiently within each cycle time. Nanocomposites that use carbon nanofiber offer improvements in thermal and mechanical properties; therefore they are potential candidates for making molds for polymer products. This paper describes the design of the cooling system for a nanocomposite blow mold using numerical simulations; and the processing steps by which the design is incorporated in the fabrication of the mold.
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ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences
July 19–23, 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Heat Transfer Division
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978-0-7918-4358-1
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D. Garg
D. Garg
Ohio University, Athens, OH
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M. K. Alam
Ohio University, Athens, OH
P. Klein
Ohio University, Athens, OH
D. Garg
Ohio University, Athens, OH
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HT2009-88265, pp. 639-644; 6 pages
Published Online:
March 12, 2010
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Alam, MK, Klein, P, & Garg, D. "Simulation of Thermal Transport in a Nanocomposite Blow Mold." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences. Volume 3: Combustion, Fire and Reacting Flow; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat Transfer in Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology; Low Temperature Heat Transfer; Environmental Heat Transfer; Heat Transfer Education; Visualization of Heat Transfer. San Francisco, California, USA. July 19–23, 2009. pp. 639-644. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2009-88265
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