The Cool analysis products are heat transfer simulations used to analyze the flow of heat in plastic injection molds.
The Cool analysis products include:
- Steady state cool - for optimizing the design of the part
- The steady-state cool simulation analyzes both the temperature of the part and the temperature of the mold, calculating a cycle averaged temperature distribution in the mold, in order to optimize various aspects of the design of the part, including cooling time, cycle time, part design, and mold design.
- Transient cool - for analyzing temperature distributions in the mold
- Transient cool analyses are used to simulate the change in mold temperature with time.
- Conformal cooling - for analysing complex shaped cooling systems
- The targeted removal of heat from a part can be achieved using conformal cooling. Instead of using the traditional tube-like cooling systems, molds can be manufactured with complex cooling shapes and cross-sections that closely follow the contours of the part.