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Mold heating and cooling systems. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6513579· OSTI ID:6513579
A system has been developed to provide temperature control for the mold heating and cooling equipment by using the metal temperature as the primary process variable. A metal temperature feedback control scheme was developed which reduces the time required to put a new mold on a specified mold temperature trajectory. The system was successfully achieved with the derivation and initial checkout of a new control algorithm, which uses empirically determined mold response dynamics for the calculation of its constants. The principal milestones leading to this accomplishment are discussed. The system is applicable to molds for making plastic parts.
Research Organization:
Bendix Corp., Kansas City, MO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0613
OSTI ID:
6513579
Report Number(s):
BDX-613-1979(Rev.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English