Flow

Moldex3D/Solid-Flow simulates the entire filling process of injection molding for thermoplastic materials. Based on true 3D technology, Solid-Flow is a powerful tool to accurately analyze the solid melt flow behavior and further optimize part design.

Solid-Flow solves the full 3D non-isothermal Navier-Stokes equation without compromise. It thus can capture the shear-induced flow imbalance in runner system, and predict the intricate 3D flow behaviors in any complicated mold.

The explicit analysis capabilities of Moldex3D/Solid-Flow give you deep insight in solid plastic flow behaviors from macro view to micro view, such as fountain flow, inertia effect and gravity effect. With the power of Moldex3D/Solid-Flow, you can clearly understand how the solid melt flow progresses, accurately identify where solid weld surfaces are, detect short shot problems, etc.

Direction Profile at the first divergence (Original design)	Runner profile in revised design (with MeltFlipper® Technology)

Capabilities
Moldex3D/Solid-Flow allows you to

	Predict the solid melt front progression to see how the mold fills
	Predict 3D fountain flow phenomena
	Predict 3D inertia phenomena
	Predict 3D cavity effects
	Predict 3D viscosity heating effects
	Predict weld line locations to minimize or eliminate them
	Predict air traps
	Predict the injection pressure and evaluate the requirement of clamping force
	Evaluate the runner layout and type to minimize the volume of material and achieve runner balancing
	Optimize the gate location and size to minimize weld lines and achieve balanced filling
	Optimize process conditions in filling stage, such as injection time, melt temperature, ram speed profile, etc
	Simulate filling process for multi-cavity molds or family molds
	Simulate multi-component molding process, including insert molding and multi-shot sequential molding (Moldex3D/Solid-MCM module is required)

Features

	Solid melt flow analysis
	Melt front time prediction
	Pressure
	Temperature
	Shear stress
	Shear rate
	Velocities in X, Y, Z
	Volumetric shrinkage
	Density
	Melting core
	Total velocity
	Velocity vector field
	Sprue pressure variation during filling process
	Clamping force of mold in X, Y, Z directions
	Flow rate variation during filling process
	Clamping force prediction
	Weld lines prediction
	Air traps prediction
	Runner design evaluation
	Runner layout
	Runner size
	Runner type
	Gate design evaluation
	Gate location
	Gate type
	Gate size