Multiple objectives optimization of injection-moulding process for dashboard using soft computing and particle swarm optimization.

This research focuses on utilizing injection moulding to assess defects in plastic products, including sink marks, shrinkage, and warpages. Process parameters, such as pure cooling time, mould temperature, melt temperature, and pressure holding time, are carefully selected for investigation. A full factorial design of experiments is employed to identify optimal settings.

Redox-Promoted Tailoring of the High-Temperature Electrical Performance in CaCoO Thermoelectric Materials by Metallic Cobalt Addition.

This paper reports a novel composite-based processing route for improving the electrical performance of CaCoO thermoelectric (TE) ceramics. The approach involves the addition of metallic Co, acting as a pore filler on oxidation, and considers two simple sintering schemes. The (1-x)CaCoO/xCo composites (x = 0%, 3%, 6% and 9% vol.