Thermal Design & Control for Die Casting Die's.

Course contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Plan heat flow zone.
3. Specific and latent heat calculations.
4. Cycle time capability and determine optimal cycle rate.
5. Calculate cooling rate and heat loss during fill.
6. Calculate heat redistribution during cavity fill.
7. Heat flow area.
8. heat loss due to die spray.
9. Calculate heat flow, heat flux and neutral thermal axis.
10. Convection equation.
11. Conduction equation.
12. Water line and bubbler flow rate.
13. Determine cooling line length, depth and diameter.
14. Design cooling system.
15. Thermal simulation.
16. Shrinkage porosity management strategy.
17. Process control.
18. Die life.
19. Hot oil heating.
20. Cartridge heating.