CONCEPT DESIGN OF A WIRELESS PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, AND FLOW RATE SENSOR FOR INJECTION MOLDING

摘要

A new concept design for a self-energizing, wireless sensor is presented. The sensor extracts energy from the polymer melt and transmits discrete acoustic signals whose timing indicates a pressure change and whose frequency indicates the melt temperature. A receiving system outside the mold receives the transmitted signals and reconstructs the melt pressures and temperatures. It then utilizes mapping and simulation techniques to estimate the pressure, temperature, and flow rates in the entire mold in real time.