Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Schematic principle of the two-station process for rapid thermal cycling of thin-shell molds

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Three slabs of materials involved in the two station process

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Predicted surface thermal response of a 1.4-mm-thick aluminum shell in contact with a stainless steel hot station. The dimensionless temperature, T̃s, is defined as T̃s(t)=[Ts(t)−Ti]∕(Th−Ti), where Ti and Th are the initial temperatures of the shell mold and the hot station, respectively. The interfacial conductance, h, varies from 500W∕m2K to infinity. An experimental thermal response with an aluminum shell at the same thickness is included for comparison. The simulation result agrees well with the experimental one with h≈3000W∕m2K.

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Predicted surface thermal response of stainless steel shells with varied thickness in contact with a stainless steel hot station. The interfacial conductance is set to 2500W∕m2K. An experimental thermal response with a 1-mm-thick stainless steel shell is included for comparison.

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Predicted heating and cooling response during thermal cycling of a 1.4-mm-thick aluminum shell. The interfacial thermal conductance is set to 3000W∕m2K. Thermal responses with different heating times are compared.

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Experimental heating response of a 1.4-mm-thick aluminum shell in contact with a stainless steel hot station at 250°C. Predicted heating response from numerical simulation with an interfacial thermal conductance of 3000W∕m2K is given for comparison purposes.

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Experimental heating response of a 1-mm-thick stainless steel shell in contact with a stainless steel hot station at 250°C. Predicted heating response from numerical simulation with an interfacial thermal conductance of 2500W∕m2K is given for comparison purposes.

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: A Strategy for Rapid Thermal Cycling of Molds in Thermoplastic Processing J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2006;128(4):837-843. doi:10.1115/1.2335855 Figure Legend: Experimental heating and cooling response for a 1.4-mm-thick aluminum shell during thermal cycling. The hot station temperature is 250°C and the cold station temperature is 25°C. Predicted thermal response with an interfacial thermal conductance of 3000W∕m2K is given for comparison purposes.