Automated Design of Honeycomb Conformal Cooling Channels for Improving Injection Molding Quality
By: Yuan-Ping Luh
, Chien-Chuan Chin and Hong-Wai Iao
, Chien-Chuan Chin and Hong-Wai Iao References
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Submitted on: Oct 10, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 21, 2022
Published on: Feb 15, 2023
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