Setting coolant inlets

To run a Cool analysis, you must specify the location that coolant enters the cooling circuit (channel) in your mold design.

The coolant type and coolant inlet temperature can also be specified while selecting the coolant inlet location, so that the analysis can calculate the heat extraction efficiency of your mold design.

  1. Ensure that you have a Cool analysis specified, and the cooling circuit (channel) displayed on screen.
  2. Click Coolant Inlets (Boundary Conditions tab > Cooling panel > Cooling Inlets).
  3. Click New in the Set Coolant Inlet dialog. The Coolant Inlet dialog appears, allowing you to select a coolant and coolant control option.
  4. Click Select next to the Coolant drop-down list, and choose the required mold coolant.
  5. From the Coolant Control drop-down list, select a coolant control option. Specify the coolant control by either pressure (default), flow rate, or Reynolds number, and edit the default value, if necessary.
  6. In the Coolant Inlet temperature box, enter the required coolant inlet temperature. If required, enter a new Name in the name box.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Now, click the cross-hairs on the cooling channel where coolant will enter. The model will automatically update with a blue arrow and C, indicating that the coolant inlet is successfully set.
  9. Right-click the mouse and select Finish Coolant Inlets.
Parent topic: Coolant inlets