Runner balance constraints are an optional analysis input that you can set for a Runner Balance analysis.
These constraints allow you to determine the appropriate size for the runners in your model to achieve balanced flow to your cavities. In order to ensure that all cavities fill at the same time and with equal pressure for a multi-cavity mold, perform a Runner Balance analysis.
Supported Runner Types
The
Runner Balance analysis, which determines the correct runner dimensions for multi-cavity balanced flow, can be performed on the following runner system cross-sectional shapes:
- Circular
- Circular tapered
- Semi-circular
- Semi-circular tapered
- Trapezoidal
- Trapezoidal tapered
- U-shape
- U-shape tapered
- Rectangular
- Rectangular tapered
- Internally heated annular
- Customizable cross-section shape.