Structural Analysis of Molds with Conformal Cooling Channels: A Numerical Study

Abstract

This article presents noteworthy discoveries pertaining to molds, featuring innovative conformal cooling channel designs. The aim of this study is to determine the upper limit of pressure that the components can endure in a real-world injection molding scenario. The resistance and stiffness properties of the examined geometries are assessed using linear structural analyses conducted in the ANSYS Workbench finite element method software version 2020 R2. Multiple metrics are employed to analyze the outcomes. Upon thorough examination and analysis of the obtained results, it was determined that specific configurations exhibit a high degree of compatibility with the prevailing operational parameters inherent to the injection molding procedure.

Keywords

• structural analysis
• finite element method
• ANSYS
• computer-aided engineering