Table 2.

The summary of simulation results and published experiment results (PPS: poly (phenylene sulfide), PA6: polyamide-6, PS: polystyrene).

Name	Material	Parameters, Their Changes and Corresponding Results
		Mould Temperature			Gas Dosage Amount		Melt Temperature				Injection Pressure				Flow Rate				Shot Volume
		Changes		Average Cell Size	Changes	Average Cell Size	Changes		Average Cell Size		Changes		Average Cell Size		Changes		Average Cell Size		Changes	Average Cells Size
Simulation	PP	↑	↓	no	↑	↓	↑	↓	↑	no	↑	↓	no	↑	↑	↓	↓	↑	↑	↓
Gómez-Monterde et al. [23]	ABS	↑		↓	↑	↓									↑		↓		↓	↓
Kastner et al. [31] and Gómez-Monterde et al. [53]	PP/GF
Li et al. [33]	PEI				↑	↑									↑		↓		↑	↓
Liu et al. [35]	PPS				↑	↓													↑	↓
Mi et al. [36]	TPU				↑	↓	↑		↑
Volpe et al. [38]	PA66/GF						↑		↓
Yuan et al. [39]	PA6																		↑	↓
Chen et al. [20] and Chen et al. [22]	PS	↑		↑