Topology optimization applied to the design of cooling channels for plastic injection

D. A. Muñoz, J. P. Arango, C. González, E. Puerto, M. Garzón

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    Abstract

    In this paper, topology optimization is applied to design cooling channels in a mold of structural steel. The problem was implemented in COMSOL multiphysics, where two physics were coupled, heat transfer and solid mechanics. The optimization objective is to maximize the conduction heat flux in the mold and minimize the deformations when the plastic is injected. In order to find an optimal geometry for this objective, a density-based method was implemented into the nonlinear program (NLP) for which feasible results were found.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number012004
    JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
    Volume1002
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 5 Apr 2018
    Event1st Multi-Campus Meeting on Basic Science - Medellin, Colombia
    Duration: 29 Sep 201729 Sep 2017

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