SIMULATION OF THE FOUNTAIN FLOW EFFECT USING MESHLESS METHODS

Authors

  • Iván Darío López ICIPC
  • Daniel Ramírez University of Wisconsin
  • Omar Estrada ICIPC
  • Tim Osswald University of Wisconsin

Abstract

The fountain flow effect affects the macromolecular orientation and therefore, the mechanical and optical properties of injection and compression molded parts [1].  The impact of the fountain flow effect is even higher in fiber reinforced materials, because the distribution and orientation of fibers is affected. The fountain flow effect is modeled using a meshless technique, the radial function method (RFM).  Two cases are considered: a slit flow of a power law fluid and a vertical tube flow of a Newtonian fluid considering gravitational effects.  A good agreement between the numerical prediction and results reported in literature was found.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Iván Darío López, ICIPC

Sudriector de Productos

Omar Estrada, ICIPC

Sudirector procesos continuos

Tim Osswald, University of Wisconsin

Profesor

Downloads

Published

2012-08-04

How to Cite

López, I. D., Ramírez, D., Estrada, O., & Osswald, T. (2012). SIMULATION OF THE FOUNTAIN FLOW EFFECT USING MESHLESS METHODS. LatinAmerican Journal of Metallurgy and Materials, 206–213. Retrieved from https://www.rlmm.org/ojs/index.php/rlmm/article/view/299

Issue

2013, 33(2)

Section

Regular Articles

License

The authors of papers accepted for publication by the RLMM, should recognize the complete transfer of copyright (in all languages) to the RLMM. This transfer includes the right by the RLMM to adapt the article for digital or printed reproduction without altering the written content and information displayed in tables or figures within. The authors retain the copyright and guarantee the journal the right to be the first publication of the work as well as licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) which allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the authorship of the work and the initial publication in this journal.