Original Article
  • Injection Molding–Structural Coupled Analysis for High-strength/Lightweight Design of EV Battery Pack Case made by Short-fiber Reinforced Composites

  • GeungHyeon Lee*, HyunWoo Kim*, DoHun Kim*, BaekMun Chae*, JeongMin Kim*, YeongHun Seol*, DaYoung Jang*, YeongIl Kim**, HakYong Lee**, Kwan Hyeong Moon**, KwangUn Ko***, YoungMin Lee***, Jang-Woo Han*†

  • * Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology
    ** HWASHIN Co., LTD.
    *** HANGUK MOLD Co., LTD

  • 단섬유 복합소재 적용 전기차 배터리팩 케이스 구조물의 고강도 경량 설계를 위한 사출 성형-구조 연계 해석

  • 이긍현* · 김현우* · 김도훈* · 채백문* · 김정민* · 설영훈* · 장다영* · 김영일** · 이학용** · 문관형** · 고광운*** · 이영민*** · 한장우*†

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Correspondence to

  • Jang-Woo Han

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology

  • E-mail: uddan@kumoh.ac.kr