Boundary conditions include coolant inlet and all the variables associated with the coolant, valve gate timing and all associated variables, the mold surface temperature profile controller, the hot gate pressure controller and the gas inlet controller and all its associated variables.
| Boundary Condition variables | Comment |
|---|---|
| Coolant Inlet | |
| Coolant pressure | |
| Coolant flow rate | |
| Coolant Reynolds number | |
| Coolant total flow rate (all circuits) | |
| Coolant temperature | |
| Valve gate timing | |
| Control method, time | |
| open time | |
| close time | |
| Control method, flow front | |
| delay time | |
| open time | |
| close time | |
| Control method, pressure | |
| open time | |
| close time | |
| Control method, % volume | |
| open time | |
| close time | |
| Control method, ram position | |
| open time | |
| close time | |
| Mold surface temperature profile controller | Min=0 for X and -200 for Y; Max=500 for Y, no X maximum |
| Hot gate pressure controller | Min=0 for X and Y; Max=500 for Y, no X maximum |
| Gas entrance | |
| Gas delay time | both |
| Gas injection time | volume only |
| Maximum gas pressure | volume only |
| Plunger travel time | volume only |
| Initial pressure | volume only |
| Piston volume | volume only |
| Gas line volume | volume only |
| Gas profile | both, profile, Min=1 for X and Y; Max=100 for X and Y |