| Fill Time |
Shows the time when each runner and cavity domain is
filled. Animate the Fill
Time plot to view a time history of the melt flow
front as it fills the cavity. See Animation below. |
| Pressure at End of
Fill |
Plots the pressure in the cavity and runner domains at
the end of filling phase. The pressure at the regions that fill last
(End of Fill) is generally close to zero. You can use
Clipping Plane Mode to view the internal
pressures. |
| Temperature at End of
Fill |
Plots a snapshot of the temperature across the part at
the end of filling phase. The outside region (skin) has a cooler
temperature (blue color), as it is in contact with the cooler mold
surface. You can use Clipping Plane Mode to
view the internal pressures. Available for Solid
Mesh.
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| Central Temperature at End of Fill
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Plots the temperature in the core layer of the part at
the end of the filling phase. Available for Shell
Mesh.
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| Average Temperature at End of Fill
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Plots the temperature averaged across the wall
thickness at the end of the filling phase. Available for Shell Mesh.
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| Bulk Temperature at End of
Fill |
Plots the bulk temperature (the average temperature of
the moving fluid across the part thickness) at the end of the
filling phase. Solidified plastic layers do not participate in this
result.
Higher bulk temperature indicates
continued convection of heat because of the polymer flow.
Bulk temperature reduces when the polymer solidifies and the
flow slows.
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| Flow Front Temperature
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Plots the temperature at which each part of the
cavity is filled. At welding lines, the melt front temperature
indicates the stability of the welding line. If the melt front
temperature is too low, it can cause instability of the
part. Available for Solid Mesh.
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| Flow Front Central Temperature
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Plots the temperature at which the core layer of the part is
filled.
Available for Shell Mesh.
The Flow Front Central
Temperature is representative of the
Flow Front
Temperature because of the fountain flow
effect that occurs at the flow front, a phenomenon where the
melt moves outward from the core to the cavity walls.
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| Temperature Growth at End of
Fill |
Indicates whether heating of the plastic has occurred during the filling
phase. Heating of the molten plastic at deflections, sharp
edges, or wall thickness because of viscous shear can cause such
a temperature growth.
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| Shear Stress at End of
Fill |
Plots the shear stress of the plastic material within
the cavity at the end of the filling phase. Indicates whether a
material is shear-sensitive. Shear stress
measures the shear force the plastic material undergoes within
the cavity. Certain materials are very shear-sensitive.
Simulation can gauge whether the shear stress exceeds the
material recommended maximum shear stress as defined in the
material properties database.
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| Shear Rate at End of
Fill |
Plots the shear rate of the plastic material within
the cavity at the end of the filling phase. Similar to the shear
stress plot, this result can gauge whether the shear rate applied to
the plastic material exceeds the material’s maximum shear rate.
The shear rate measures the change of
velocity of the fluid across the part thickness because of the
fountain flow through the part geometry.
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| Volumetric Shrinkage at End of
Fill |
Plots the volumetric shrinkage of the plastic material as it
changes phases from liquid (filling stage) to solid
(packing/cooling stages). The amount of shrinkage depends on the
relationship of pressure, volume, and temperature (PVT) as
defined in the material properties database.
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| Freezing Time at End of Fill
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Plots the time it takes for the plastic material to cool down to
its transition temperature. The freezing time depends on the
temperature differential between the plastic melt temperature
and the mold temperature, and on the thermal conductivity
between the melt and mold. Only a few areas are frozen at the
end of filling phase.
Available for Solid Mesh.
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| Cooling Time |
Plots the cooling time that is calculated based on the temperature
at
end of the fill, the ejection temperature of
the polymer, and the mold temperature.
Use the cooling time for subsequent Pack analysis.
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| Temperature at End of
Cooling |
Plots the temperature distribution at the end of cooling. The software
estimates the temperature distribution at the end
of
the cooling phase based on the Flow results
and the calculated cooling time.
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| Sink Marks |
Shows the depth of sink marks based on Flow
results. If you only execute a Flow analysis, the solver
does not consider the packing time and part
shrinkage.
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| Gate Filling
Contribution |
Shows which gate fills each part of the
cavity. |
| Ease of Fill |
Shows the feasibility of filling the cavity with
the current settings. The value of the Injection
Pressure Limit (defined in the Fill
Settings PropertyManager) impacts this result.
Select a realistic value for the Injection Pressure
Limit to get a valid Ease of
Fill plot.
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| Frozen Area at End of Fill
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Shows which area of the part cross section is frozen
at the end of the filling phase. Available for
Solid Mesh.
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| Frozen Layer Fraction at End of Fill
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Shows which portion of the part cross section is
frozen at the end of the filling phase. Available
for Shell Mesh.
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| Skin Material Fraction at End of
Fill |
Shows the fraction of the first injected material for
a Co-injection, Gas-assisted, or Water-assisted study. Available for Solid Mesh.
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| 2nd Material Fill time
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Shows the fill time of the second material only for a
Co-injection, Gas-assisted, or Water-assisted study. Available for Solid Mesh.
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| Curing Time at End of
Fill |
Shows the required curing time to achieve the defined
Conversion Rate of the
material for a study with a thermoset material and Conversion Rate as the control type
(see ).
Available only when you select a thermoset polymer
material.
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| Material Reactive Conversion at End of
Fill |
Shows the achieved Conversion Rate of the material at the end of the
fill for a study with a thermoset material and Time as the control type (see
). Available only when you select a thermoset
polymer material.
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Velocity Vector at End of
Fill
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Plots the
velocity vectors (direction and magnitude) of the moving melt
front at each location as it passes through the cavity during
filling. The color legend indicates velocity
magnitudes.
Specify the number of fibers and vector length under
Vector Settings. |
| Fiber
Orientation |
Plots the fiber orientation at each location.
The color scale value indicates the probability of the fiber being
orientated in that direction. A value of 1.0 means that all of
fibers at that tensor location are orientated in that vector
direction. Values less than 1.0 indicate the portion of fibers
at that tensor location that are orientated in that vector
direction. The remainders of the fibers are orientated in a
different direction.
Specify the number of fibers and length under
Vector Settings.
Available for fiber-filled materials and solid
mesh.
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| Skin
Layer Fiber Orientation |
Plots the fiber orientation close
to the mold walls. Available for fiber-filled
materials and shell mesh.
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| Core
Layer Fiber Orientation |
Plots the fiber orientation in
the core of the part. Available for fiber-filled
materials and shell mesh.
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| Averaged Fiber Orientation |
Plots the fiber orientation
averaged across the wall thickness. Available for
fiber-filled materials and shell mesh.
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Weld Lines
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Plots the location of weld lines overlaid on a
transparent view of the cavity. Weld lines form at locations of the
part where two (or more) melt fronts meet and the material does not
mix together. The color legend indicates the
angle between the velocity vectors of the moving melt
fronts.
The locations on the cavity where
the plastic-melt fronts meet at small (acute) angles are red.
The locations where the angles are large (obtuse) are
blue.
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Air Traps
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Plots the location where air may be trapped inside the
cavity. This result might provide guidance in the placement of air
vents. |