Re: Monitoring Water
Brent,
There are many styles of flow meters available to purchase. At least, a simple one will show you how good the flow is through the tool.
These should be mounted to observe water going in & out of the mold. You can see lack of flow on the out side. This will indicate problems.
All this in formation is good to know, but the basics should be addressed first.
A) Look at the tool design to be sure that there is cooling everywhere that heat needs to be controlled.
B) Do you have adequate size hoses and connectors to allow good water flow? Often times this is not looked at closely. Shut off style quick connects can really reduce water flow.
C) Is there enough water source to put the necessary water through the tool? Don’t “jump” too many lines, use water manifolds.
D) Are you doing anything to monitor steel temperature? This is of course the most important thing to know. People use thermolater settings as mold temp. This is not actual.
Controlling steel temperature is the reason we are introducing water into a mold. Do not overlook this.
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