Article
  • Simulation of Injection Molding Process Considering Rheological Properties of Polypropylenes
  • Ho Suk Ji*, ** and Hyun Wook Jung*,†

  • *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
    **Chemical TS&D 31, S-Oil, Magokjungang 8-ro 1-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul 07793, Korea

  • 폴리프로필렌수지의유변물성을고려한사출성형공정전산모사
  • 지호석*, ** ·정현욱*,†

  • *고려대학교 화공생명공학과, **S-OIL Chemical TS&D Center

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Abstract

The rheological properties of polypropylenes were measured using offline rheometers (a rotational rheometer and a capillary rheometer) and compared with those measured using an inline rheometer (injection molding rheometer). Shear viscosities from both offline and inline rheometers were similar in the high shear-rate region, but a remarkable difference was found in the low shear-rate region. Experiments and numerical simulations with Spiral and Flat molds were conducted to validate rheological properties of polypropylenes (PPs) measured from both rheometers. Comprehensively, the numerical simulation considering offline rheological data accurately predicted the actual injection-molded products in comparison to the case considering inline rheological data. Additionally, the effect of thermal conditions such as transition temperature and cooling water temperature on the flowability of molten PPs was investigated using spiral and flat molds. It is found that faster solidification of PPs decreased their flowability in Spiral mold and increased the maximum injection pressure in the Flat mold.


폴리프로필렌(PP)의 유변물성을 오프라인 레오미터(회전형, 모세관)로 측정하여 인라인 레오미터로 측정한 결과와 비교 분석하였다. 오프라인 및 인라인 레오미터로 측정한 유변물성 결과는 고전단속도 영역에서는 유사하였으나, 저전단속도 영역에서는 유의미한 차이를 확인하였다. 측정한 유변물성 결과의 유효성 검증을 위해 spiral mold 및 flat mold의 사출성형 실험과 수치 모사를 수행하였다. 종합적으로 판단하였을 때, 오프라인 레오미터로 측정한 PP의 유변물성을 반영한 사출성형 유동 해석 결과가 인라인 레오미터를 활용한 결과 대비 실제 사출 실험 결과를 잘 예측하였는데 특히, flat mold에서의 최대사출 압력은 실제 실험결과와 거의 일치하였다. 또한, 용융 고분자의 흐름성에 영향을 미치는 열적 특성 중 전이 온도와 냉각수 온도의 영향을 살펴보았다. 고분자의 고형화가 빠를수록 spiral mold 내 고분자의 흐름성이 약하였고, flat mold의 최대사출압은 높아지는 결과를 확인하였다.


Keywords: off-line rheometer, rheological properties, injection molding process, numerical simulation, polypropylene.

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2022 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2023; 47(1): 99-107

    Published online Jan 25, 2023

  • 10.7317/pk.2023.47.1.99
  • Received on Nov 1, 2022
  • Revised on Nov 22, 2022
  • Accepted on Nov 22, 2022

Correspondence to

  • Hyun Wook Jung
  • Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea

  • E-mail: hwjung@grtrkr.korea.ac.kr