Rapid mold temperature control in injection molding by using steam heating

The rapid heating cycle has the advantage of improving product quality in injection molding. In this study, steam heating was combined with cool water on the same mold design to achieve dynamic mold surface temperature to establish control. By applying the steam system on a TV housing mold, the advantage of using steam heating for injection molding was then evaluated and compared with water heating by experiment and simulation. The effect of steam on the quality of the part was also studied. Results showed that as steam was used, the heating time of the simple mold plate can be reduced from 18 s to 8 s with the heating rate of 9 °C/s, and the cooling time is reduced over water heating. When the target temperature is changed from 70 °C to 110 °C, the heating time of the TV housing mold plate varies from 7 s to 19 s. For the product quality, steam heating showed an improvement in both the gloss and hardness of the TV housing.     

Induction heating with the ring effect for injection molding plates

Induction heating in injection molding has the advantages of rapid heating, reduced cycle time, and improved product quality. In this research, using both experiment and simulation, externally wrapped coil induction heating was applied to verify the heating capacity of a pair of mold plates. By applying different coil designs and mold gap, the effect of the externally wrapped coil induction heating was evaluated. Results showed that when a serial coil was used as an inductor, the heating rate reached 8.0 °C/s. From an initial mold temperature of 40 °C, after 15 s heating, the mold surface temperature reached 159.9 °C with the serial coil. The parallel coil shows a better heating uniformity but its heating rate is far lower than the serial coil. For the serial coil, the temperature distribution between the core and cavity plate are almost the same. The heating rate increases from 4.9 °C/s to 10.6 °C/s when the inductor design is changed from 5 turns to 7 turns. After 15 s heating, the temperature at point T2 increases from 40 °C to 166.7 °C and 106.1 °C with a mold gap of 1 mm, and 6 mm, respectively.     

Gas-assisted mold temperature control for improving the quality of injection molded parts with fiber additives

A rapid heating cycle has the advantage of improving product quality in injection molding. In this study, gas-assisted mold temperature control (GMTC) was combined with cool water to achieve dynamic mold surface temperature control. By applying the GMTC system on the mold of a rectangular plate, the advantages of using GMTC for injection molding were evaluated and compared with the traditional injection molding process using different gas gap sizes and gas flow capacities. The effect of GMTC on the quality of the part was also studied. Results showed that when GMTC was used, the heating rate can reach 28 °C/s. For an initial mold temperature of 60 °C, and an air gap size of 8 mm, after 6 s heating, the mold surface temperature can reach 147.8 °C, 167.2 °C, and 229 °C with gas flow capacities of 100, 200, and 300 l/min, respectively. When the gas gap size is changed from 4 mm to 8 mm, the uniformity of temperature distribution shows a clear improvement. When GMTC was used for injection molding of parts with fiber additives, the part surface was clearly improved.     

Feasibility evaluation of gas-assisted heating for mold surface temperature control during injection molding process

Dynamic mold surface temperature control has the advantage of improving molded part qualities without significant increases in cycle time. In this study, a gas-assisted heating system combined with water cooling and different mold designs to achieve dynamic mold surface temperature control was established. The feasibility of using gas-assisted heating for mold surface temperature control during the injection molding process was then evaluated from experimental results. The effect of mold design as well as heating conditions including hot gas temperature, gas flow capacity, and heating time on the heating efficiency and the distribution uniformity of mold surface temperature were also studied. Results showed that as hot gas temperature and gas flow capacity increased, as well as increasing heating times from 2 s to 4 s, mold surface temperature increased significantly. Fan shaped gas channel design exhibits better mold surface temperature distribution uniformity than tube shaped gas channel design. During gas-assisted heating/cooling, it takes 2 s to increase mold surface temperature from 60 °C to 120 °C and 34 s for mold surface to return to 60 °C. In addition, under specified heating conditions and using the best composite mold designs, the heating rate can reach up to 30 °C/s, a rate well-suited to industrial applications.     

Optimal temperature control of solar heating systems

Temperature control systems based on solar and wind energy differ in two important ways from existing fossil fuel systems. One is that solar systems, at least active solar systems, all have some kind of energy storage, the other is that the source of energy in a solar and wind energy system is variable and uncontrollable. Because of these added complications and the high capital investment required for solar and wind energy systems, considerably more sophisticated techniques are required for the design of those systems. In this study, a new technique is applied to the optimal control problem of solar heating systems.     

Augmented control strategies for radiant floor heating systems

A dynamic model of a radiant floor heating (RFH) system useful for control analysis is developed. The overall model consists of a boiler, distribution system, an embedded tube floor slab and building enclosure. The overall model is described by non‐linear differential equations which were solved using finite numerical methods. Two control strategies for improving the temperature regulation in RFH systems are proposed. These are: a multistage on–off control and an augmented constant gain control (ACGC). Simulation results show that the multistage control maintains zone air temperature close to the setpoint better than the existing on–off control scheme does. Likewise, ACGC gives good zone temperature control compared to the classical proportional control. The ACGC is shown to be robust to changes in weather conditions and internal heat gains. The advantage of the control strategies proposed is that they eliminate the use of outdoor temperature sensors required in some existing control schemes. Being simple and robust, the proposed control schemes are good candidate controls for RFH systems. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

低温辐射加热炉

本文阐述了低温辐射加热的基本原理和低温辐射传热及加热温度均匀的技术,以此为基础设计出新型干燥炉——低温辐射加热炉。该炉用同一个热源进行辐射与热风复合加热,它既适用于簿的、形状简单的工件加热,又适用于厚的、形状复杂的超大工件的加热。     

Temperature control of bench-scaled batch reactor equipped with a monofluid heating/cooling system

An advanced control concept, Predictive Functional Control （PFC）, is applied for temperature control of a bench-scaled batch reactor equipped with monofluid heating/cooling system. First principles process models are developed. Based on achieved models, significant process variables, which are difficult or impossible to measure online, are estimated from easily measured variables, and cascade PFC control strategy has been projected and implemented in Matlab RI 4. The dynamics of individual subunits is explicitly taken into consideration by internal model in the control algorithms, and model uncertainty, various process disturbances are compensated by modifi- cation of internal model. The experimental results present an excellent capability of tracking the set point, and the success of PFC technique as a process control paradigm is illustratively demonstrated.     

金属少无氧化加热的炉温制度

金属敞焰少、无氧化加热技术是近年来国内外研究的重要课题。目前,在低空气系数(n<1)下的燃烧装置和高温高效换热器等方面,已取得很大进展。 本文使用计算机,采用一维差分法,确定敞焰少、无氧化加热的炉温制度,它优于传统的方法。     

Incineration of diesel particulate matter using induction heating technique

Incineration of diesel particulate matter for the regeneration of a mesh-type particulate-filter is achieved using induction heating technique. Heating of the diesel particulates deposited on the mesh-type particulate-filter at around 600 °C is investigated. In the case of the particulate filter, stainless-steel mesh-type filters are considered and the influence on filtering efficiency, the engine performance due to back-pressure generation is studied. Theoretical estimation shows that induction heating approach for the regeneration via exhaust gas heating requires high power (>3 kW). On the other hand, regeneration of mesh-type particulate-filter using induction heating technique requires a low input power of around 0.5 kW in the off-line condition. The proposed mesh-type particulate-filter allowed a filtration efficiency of around 30–40% at lower engine speeds and part loads. Particulate combustion through induction heating at static condition is studied and power required for mesh-type filter and sintered metal filter regeneration during engine operation is estimated theoretically.     

地热-高温水源热泵供热系统的分析

运用能量系统的为(火用)分析方法.建立地热-高温水源热泵供热系统的炯分析理论模型.以实际工程项目为例,分析和讨论了系统运行条件下的能量有效利用,并计算了地热-高温热泵供热系统的火甩效率和各部分(火用)损失、(火用)效率.从计算结果看出,板式换热器的火用损失所占比例较大.     

Experimental evaluation of radiator control based on primary supply temperature for district heating substations

In this paper, we evaluate whether the primary supply temperature in district heating networks can be used to control radiator systems in buildings connected to district heating; with the purpose of increasing the ΔT. The primary supply temperature in district heating systems can mostly be described as a function of outdoor temperature; similarly, the radiator supply temperature in houses, offices and industries can also be described as a function of outdoor temperature. To calibrate the radiator control system to produce an ideally optimal radiator supply temperature that produces a maximized ΔT across the substation, the relationship between the primary supply temperature and outdoor temperature must be known. However, even if the relation is known there is always a deviation between the expected primary supply temperature and the actual temperature of the received distribution media. This deviation makes the radiator control system incapable of controlling the radiator supply temperature to a point that would generate a maximized ΔT.     

An explicit analytical solution for temperature rise in a half-space induced by ellipsoidal inclusions and its application for problems related to friction heating

Abstract

Green functions for temperature rise in a semi-infinite space containing an ellipsoidal inclusion are obtained in the present study. Explicit expression for disturbed temperature rise generated by eigen-temperature gradients uniformly distributed within a domain is derived. Further, the proposed analytical solution method is utilized to deal with temperature rise in heterogeneous half-space subjected to friction heating via applying the equivalent inclusion method (EIM), whose results are proven to be in good agreements with those of the benchmarks. Influences of heat load velocity, spatial orientation and aspect ratio of ellipsoidal inhomogeneity on temperature rise in a semi-infinite space are discussed. Finally, a model of semi-infinite medium with embedded dispersed ellipsoidal inhomogeneities of arbitrary spatial orientation is adopted to explore the application scope of the proposed solution method.     

大容量高效锅炉受热面壁温测点布置方法

本文结合国内首台1000MW双切圆π型二次再热锅炉受热面壁温运行情况,分析现有壁温测点布置存在的问题,总结得出各受热面壁温测点布置原则及方法,为后续锅炉受热面壁温测点布置提供依据。     

An approach for determining surface temperature distributions of solid objects subjected to heating applications

This study presents a simple technique of determining surface temperature values and/or distributions of solid objects of various geometrical shapes (e.g. infinite slab, infinite cylinder, and sphere) during heating in a medium under natural or forced convection conditions. In the model, the boundary condition of the third kind (i.e., 0.1 < Bi < 100) in transient heat transfer, which is commonly encountered, is used. In many practical applications ranging from metallurgy to food engineering processes, the measurement of surface temperatures of such solid objects is a remarkable problem; however, centre temperature measurements are quite easy. For this reason, simple and accurate models are required for use in practice. The proposed model depends on the centre temperature and determines the surface temperatures using the centre temperature measurements. In order to test the present analytical model, an actual example for a slab object was given and the centre and surface temperature profiles were drawn. In addition, the centre and surface temperature distributions for infinite slab, infinite cylinder, and sphere were computed for the values of 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 of the Biot number and were exhibited as reference graphics. As a result, the present model is capable of determing surface temperatures of various geometrical objects heated in any medium using their centre temperature measurements in a simple and accurate manner.     

Improved control strategy for forced flow solar water heating systems

The solar water heating system functioning on a fixed temperature control (FTC) mode, rather than a differential temperature control (DTC) mode (continuous water flow rate), has appreciable advantages for saying parasitic power consumption and reducing the maintenance cost. A computer simulation model, using a numerical analysis method, has been developed to study a forced flow solar water heating system taking into account the realistic conditions of operations. It is noted that the most critical parameter in designing such types of system is the water flow rate. The results are obtained, corresponding to a solar water heating system of 4000 1/day capacity working at an average temperature of 60°C.     

Study on dynamic characteristics of the temperature and stress field in induction and laser heating for the semi-infinite body

This study analyzed the dynamic characteristics of temperature and stress fields during induction and laser heating of a semi-infinite body. The semi-infinite body was subjected to a distribution heat flux (induction heating) at a particular depth range and then to a surface heat flux (laser heating). Using the Green function method and the Laplace transform, the temperature and stress fields solutions were acquired for both heating methods. The analytical results of the temperature and stress fields are shown graphically in the time domain for a selected position. It was found that under the same input power conditions, the temperature field acquired is identical in both induction and laser heating in the range of more than one skin depth. The peak dynamic thermal stress from both heating methods increases rapidly along the depth, and converges to a fixed value. Meanwhile, the peak thermal shock stress is relatively small, and quickly decays at a certain position in a very short duration. Therefore, the thermal shock dynamic characteristics are negligible in the two highly variant transient heating methods—induction and laser.     

Feedback control of solid oxide fuel cell spatial temperature variation

A high performance feedback controller has been developed to minimize SOFC spatial temperature variation following significant load perturbations. For thermal management, spatial temperature variation along SOFC cannot be avoided. However, results indicate that feedback control can be used to manipulate the fuel cell air flow and inlet fuel cell air temperature to maintain a nearly constant SOFC electrode electrolyte assembly temperature profile. For example temperature variations of less than 5 K are obtained for load perturbations of ±25% from nominal. These results are obtained using a centralized control strategy to regulate a distributed temperature profile and manage actuator interactions. The controller is based on H-infinity synthesis using a physical based dynamic model of a single co-flow SOFC repeat cell. The model of the fuel cell spatial temperature response needed for control synthesis was linearized and reduced from nonlinear model of the fuel cell assembly. A single 11 state feedback linear system tested in the full nonlinear model was found to be effective and stable over a wide fuel cell operating envelope (0.82-0.6 V). Overall, simulation of the advanced controller resulted in small and smooth monotonic temperature response to rapid and large load perturbations. This indicates that future SOFC systems can be designed and controlled to have superb load following characteristic with less than previously expected thermal stresses.     

碳素晶体地面低温辐射采暖及比较

分析比较了碳素晶体地面低温辐射采暖系统与热泵空调及其他两种地面辐射采暖系统,并针对空调采暖如何更环保、节能和舒适进行阐述,强调了采用环保节能产品的必要性。     

Controller tuning of district heating networks using experiment design techniques

There are various governmental policies aimed at reducing the dependence on fossil fuels for space heating and the reduction in its associated emission of greenhouse gases. DHNs (District heating networks) could provide an efficient method for house and space heating by utilizing residual industrial waste heat. In such systems, heat is produced and/or thermally upgraded in a central plant and then distributed to the end users through a pipeline network. The control strategies of these networks are rather difficult thanks to the non-linearity of the system and the strong interconnection between the controlled variables. That is why a NMPC (non-linear model predictive controller) could be applied to be able to fulfill the heat demand of the consumers. The main objective of this paper is to propose a tuning method for the applied NMPC to fulfill the control goal as soon as possible. The performance of the controller is characterized by an economic cost function based on pre-defined operation ranges. A methodology from the field of experiment design is applied to tune the model predictive controller to reach the best performance. The efficiency of the proposed methodology is proven throughout a case study of a simulated NMPC controlled DHN.