In this tutorial, you:
Created a project.
Imported an existing study.
Created cooling lines.
Created a mold boundary.
Created a tetra mold mesh.
Set up and ran the analysis.
Reviewed results.
Comparing the results of the BEM Cooling analysis tutorial and the FEM Cooling analysis tutorial, the results were very close to each other. The strength of the FEM Cool analysis is the ability to ascertain transient mold temperatures. This is a requirement for Rapid heating and cooling, Conformal cooling, conduction analyses etc. Any analysis that relies on the temperature variation through time requires the 3D modeling of the mold.
Be Adventurous
Try to reduce the variation in mold temperature between the cavity and core.
Two easy things to try is to change the coolant properties and cycle time.
Save this study with a new name .
To change the coolant properties:
Select a coolant inlet and change the temperature and or Reynolds number. Assume that the temperature of the circuits can be different.
To change the cycle time
Open the process settings wizard and edit the Injection + packing + cooling time.
Run another analysis
Pay attention to the temperature variation of the coolant, the mold temperature on the cavity and core sides, plus between the cavity and core sides. The lower the variation the better.
Do all of the above with a transient cooling analysis.
In the Process Settings, change the calculations from averaged within a cycle to transient within cycle.