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Cool analysis results

This topic specifies the results generated by a Cool analysis for a thermoplastic material. These results can be customized to specific requests for part troubleshooting.

Text based results

The following table lists the text results generated for each Cool analysis.

Graphical results

The following table lists the graphical results generated for a Cool analysis, regardless of the solver, and indicates whether each result is supported for the following analysis technologies:

  • Midplane
  • Dual Domain
  • 3D

Results generated only for the Cool (FEM) solver are listed in the next table. Some results, such as Improper part-mold contact, are accessed via (Results tab > Plots panel > New Plot).

For more information about a result, including how to interpret the display, click the result name.

ResultAnalysis technology
  Average temperature, cold runner result
  Average temperature, part result
  Circuit coolant temperature result
  Circuit flow rate result
  Circuit heat flux
  Circuit heat removal efficiency result
  Circuit metal temperature result
  Circuit pressure result
  Circuit Reynolds number result
  Flux, part (top) result
  Flux, part (bottom) result
  Flux, part result
  Percentage frozen layer result
Percentage frozen layer, cold runner
  Temperature, maximum, cold runner
  Temperature, maximum, part result
  Maximum temperature position, part result
  Temperature, internal mold result
  Mold-melt temperature difference result
  Mold-melt temperature difference (bottom), part result
  Mold-melt temperature difference (top), part result
  Percentage molten layer result
  Frozen layer percentage, part (bottom) result
  Frozen layer percentage, part (top) result
  Temperature, insert (bottom) result
  Temperature, parting plane (bottom) result
  Temperature, insert (top) result
  Temperature, parting plane (top) result
  Temperature at surface, cold runner result
  Temperature at surface, hot runner result
  Temperature difference, insert result
  Temperature difference, part result
  Temperature difference, parting plane result
  Temperature profile, cold runner result
  Temperature profile, hot runner result
  Temperature profile, part result
  Temperature residual, exterior shell result
  Temperature residual, inserts result
  Temperature residual, part result
  Temperature, mold boundary result
  Temperature, mold (top) result
  Temperature, mold (bottom) result
  Temperature, mold result
Temperature, mold insert result
  Temperature, part (top) result
  Temperature, part (bottom) result
  Temperature, part result
  Temperature, part insert result
  Time to reach ejection temperature, cold runner result
Time to reach ejection temperature, part

Cool (FEM)

The following table lists the graphical results specific to a Cool (FEM) analysis:

ResultAnalysis technology
Improper part-mold contact
Mold parting surface
Rapid heating and cooling circuit density
Rapid heating and cooling circuit flowrate
Rapid heating and cooling circuit pressure
Rapid heating and cooling circuit Reynolds number
Steam condensate mass
Steam quality
Temperature, cartridge heater thermocouples (transient): XY Plot
Temperature, cartridge heater thermocouples (transient from start-up): XY Plot
Temperature, circuit coolant (averaged)
Temperature, circuit coolant (transient)
Temperature, circuit coolant (transient from start-up)
Temperature, core (averaged)
Temperature, core (transient)
Temperature, core (transient from start-up)
Temperature, heater (3D) thermocouples (transient):XY Plot
Temperature, heater (3D) thermocouples (transient from start-up):XY Plot
Temperature, mold (averaged)
Temperature, mold (transient)
Temperature, mold (transient from start-up)
Temperature, mold-cavity interface (averaged)
Temperature, mold-cavity interface (transient)
Temperature, mold-cavity interface (transient from start-up)
Temperature, mold-circuit interface (averaged)
Temperature, mold-circuit interface (transient)
Temperature, mold-circuit interface (transient from start-up)
Temperature, mold insert (averaged)
Temperature, mold insert (transient)
Temperature, mold insert (transient from start-up)
Temperature, mold-insert difference (averaged)
Temperature, mold-insert difference (transient)
Temperature, mold-insert difference (transient from start-up)
Temperature, mold-mold difference (averaged)
Temperature, mold-mold difference (transient)
Temperature, mold-mold difference (transient from start-up)
Temperature, part (averaged)
Temperature, part (average, profile)
Temperature, part (transient)
Temperature, part (transient, profile) result
Temperature, part (transient from start-up)
Temperature, part (transient from start-up, profile)
Temperature, part insert difference (averaged)
Temperature, part insert difference (transient)
Temperature, part insert difference (transient from start-up)
Temperature, rapid heating and cooling thermocouples (transient)
Temperature, rapid heating and cooling thermocouples (transient from startup)
Temperature, runner (averaged)
Temperature, runner (average, profile)
Temperature, runner (transient)
Temperature, runner (transient, profile)
Temperature, runner (transient from start-up)
Temperature, runner (transient from start-up profile)
Time to reach ejection temperature, part (profile)

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