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Will Plastics Wilt Under The Heat of the Lights?


New 3-D Thermal Prediction software can help designers of automotive headlamps predict the thermal stresses, distortions, and dimensions of plastics exposed to high-intensity automotive lighting
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 (up to 400 F). The new software is used by engineers at GE Plastics Automotive, Southfield, Mich., to choose resins resins,
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 for headlamp applications and to optimize optimize - optimisation  designs for specific resins. The software predicts the temperature of the air encapsulated encapsulated Localized Oncology adjective Confined to a specific area, surrounded by a thin layer of fibrous tissue; encapsulation generally refers to a tumor confined to a specific area, surrounded by a capsule. See Islet encapsulation.  in the headlamp, as well as its convective movements, in order to anticipate temperatures at every point in the headlamp. The present 3-D Thermal Prediction process takes GE about eight weeks to complete. GE is working to reduce that to three weeks.
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Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Jul 1, 2000
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