Shape Optimization by Flow Simulation of Fluorine Resin Pellets

Abstract

In this paper, we utilized a simulation approach based on the dynamic explicit finite element method to evaluate the flowability of strand cut pellets in hopper. We clarified that the shape of fluorine resin strand cut pellets had a large influence on its flowability, and found an optimal pellet shape that can improve the flowability of the fluorine resin strand cut pellets.