![]() The similarity in results obtained from both software demonstrated that ANSYS, a general-purpose simulation software is a viable alternative to Autodesk Moldflow in the numerical study of plastic injection moulding. Flow analysis into the cavity resulted in a fill pressure and velocity of 17 MPa and 0.05576 m/s for Moldflow, 17.17 MPa and 0.0520 m/s for ANSYS. The polymer, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), was modelled in the ANSYS Fluent solver using the Cross Model for a shear-thinning non-Newtonian flow. Simulation was carried out with Autodesk Moldflow and a comparative study with ANSYS. ![]() The top cover of an electric socket adaptor was modelled with Creo Parametric and four gate locations were studies to obtain the optimal gate location for the study. This study involves a comparative analysis of polymer flow in an injection moulded part using a dedicated injection moulding simulation software Autodesk Moldflow and a general-purpose simulation software ANSYS, in a bid to establish if a general-purpose software can match results obtained from a niche injection moulding software, thereby alleviating the need for investments in multiple software for different physics. ![]()
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