Hi all,
I came across a phenomenon while using 3D mesh to do fill + pack simulation in moldflow that the heat loss near gate seem to be much greater than area away from gate and caused early gate froze.
To demonstrate this easily, a flat square plate (2mm) with direct gate (dia 2mm) is model in 3D.
Refer to the picture:
At end of fill (top), I will get higher temperate toward gate direction, which make sense to me.
But during pack period (middle and bottom), it actually cool down much faster near the gate, which is weird, as this simulation only concentrated on fill + pack, the mold temperature is homogenous. Thus the heat loss should be quite identical given a simple flat plate like this.
Has anyone come across this problem or know what is going on the heat loss equation near gate? As this actually causing quite different result for warpage between dual domain and 3D mesh, as the 3D gate froze faster than dual domain, thus less pack.
*Changing the gate to side gate, using beam element for gate, more layers for 3D mesh, and finer mesh are giving the same tendency.
* I am using moldflow insight 2013
regards,
jl
Hi,
The gate will cool first as it is of smallest cross section compared to the part. Isnt it .
Hi ashwinkumarnr,
Thanks for the reply. Yes, the gate will cool first as smaller cross section. But my main concern is actually region near the gate. When refer to my attached picture, you will see that the 3D gate surrounding area will cool down much faster than other area. And this doesn't happens on dual domain simulation.
Any thought what are the causes?
regards,
jl