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Casting simulation: Mold filling and solidification -- Benchmark calculations using FLOW-3D{reg_sign}

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OSTI ID:227825
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  1. Flow Science, Inc., Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Results of a numerical simulation of the filling of a sand mold with pure aluminum and its solidification are presented in this paper. The problem has been chosen as a benchmark test for the 7th International Conference on Casting Modeling and Solidification. The computations are carried out using FLOW-3D which is a general-purpose CFD code. The simulation involves viscous fluid flow with transient free surfaces, metal/mold heat transfer, conduction in both metal and mold, and latent heat release. The basic methods used to solve the full Navier-Stokes and energy equations, with the fluid configuration modeled by the VOF method, are presented along with the physical setup of the problem and numerical solution strategy.
OSTI ID:
227825
Report Number(s):
CONF-9509118--; ISBN 0-87339-297-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English