Rapid tooling (RT) and additive manufacturing (AM) are currently being used in several
parts of industry, particularly in the development of new products. The demand for timely …

This paper comprehensively reviews the process parameters optimization in plastic injection
molding (PIM) using the metamodel-based optimization. The PIM is a typical manufacturing …

A topology optimization methodology for optimizing cooling channels using an approximate
but low-cost flow and heat transfer model is presented. The fluid flow is modeled using the …

An iteration optimization approach integrating backpropagation neural network (BPNN) with
genetic algorithm (GA) is proposed. The main idea of the approach is that a BPNN model is …

Rapid heat cycle moulding (RHCM) is a recent set of injection technologies that allow a full
temperature control in a mould. Between all technologies available in terms of heating and …

In this study, a multi-parameter constrained optimization procedure integrating the design of
experiments (DOE), full factorial experimental design (FFED), genetic algorithm (GA) and …

The manufacturing of conformal cooling channels (CCC's) is now easier and more
affordable, owing to the recent developments in the field of additive manufacturing. The use …

A new longitudinal CCC (conformal cooling channels) design in a B-pillar tool is proposed in
this study. Three kinds of design parameters, the radius (Rad) of cooling channels, the …

The present study proposes a new efficient and robust algorithm for multi-objectives
topology optimization of heat transfer surfaces to achieve heat transfer enhancement with a …

The level set topology optimization method for 2D and 3D cooling channels, considering
convective heat transfer for high Reynolds number flows, is presented in this paper. The …