Due to symmetry, the thermal analysis was performed by modeling only the top half of the vertical cross section or side view of both the cavity and core plate that were clamped together during injection.
Modeling for the model also involves assigning properties and process or cycle time to the model. This allowed the finite element solver to analyze the mould modeled and plot time response graphs to show temperature variation over a certain duration and aty different regions.
For the product analysis, a two dimensional tensile stress analysis was carried using LUSAS Analyst, Version 13.5. Basically the product was loaded in tension on one end while the other end is clamped. Loaded increments were applied until the model reaches plasticity.

3.3  Result and discussion for mould and product analysis
For mould analysis, the thermal distribution at different time intervals was observed.
For the analysis of the mould, time response graphs are plotted to analyze the effect of thermal residual stresson the products.
From the temperature distribution graphs plotted,it is clear that every node selected for the graph plotted experiencing increased in temperature, i.e. from the ambient temperature to a certain temperature higher than the ambient temperature and then remained constant at this temperature for a certain period of time. This increase in temperature was caused by the injection of molten plastic into the cavity of the product. After a certain period of time, the temperature is then further increased to achieve the highest temperature and remained constant at that temperature. Increase in temperature was due to packing stages that involved high pressure, which caused the temperature to increase. This temperature remains constant until the cooling stage starts, which causes reduction in mould temperature to a lower value and remains at this value. The graphs plotted were not smooth due to the absence of function of inputting filling rate of the molten plastic as well as the cooling rate of the coolant. The graphs plotted only show maximum value of temperature that can be achieved in the cycle.
The most critical stage in the thermal residual stress analysis is during the cooling stage. This is because the cooling stage causes the material to cool from above to below the glass transition temperature. The material experiences differential shrinkage that causes thermal stress that might result in warpage.
As a result, the cooling channel located at the center of the product cavity caused the temperature difference around the middle of the part higher than other locations. Compressive stress was developed at the middle area of the part due to more shrinkage and caused warpage due to uneven shrinkage that happened. However, the temperature differences after cooling for different nodes are small and the warpage effect is not very significant. It is important for a designer to design a mould that has less thermal residual stress effect with efficient cooling system.
For the product analysis, from the steps being carried out to analyze the plastic injection product, the stress distribution on product at different load factor is observed in the two dimensional analysis.
A critical point, Node 127, where the product experiences maximum tensile stress was selected for analysis. The plastic injection molding process is a cyclic process. There are four significant stages in the process. These stages are filling, packing, cooling and ejection.
The plastic injection molding process begins with feeding the resin and the appropriate additives from the hopper to the heating/injection system of the injection plastic injection molding machine. This is the “filling stage” in which the mould cavity is filled with hot polymer melt at injection temperature. After the cavity is filled, in the “packing stage”,additional polymer melt is packed into the cavity at a higher pressure to compensate the expected shrinkage as the polyer solidifies. This is followed by “cooling stage” where the mould is cooled until the part is sufficiently rigid to be ejected. The last step is the “ejection stage” in which the mould is opened and the part is ejected, after which the mould is closed again to begin the next cycle. 塑料注射模具设计英文参考文献和中文翻译(4):http://www.youerw.com/fanyi/lunwen_12416.html