Sensitivity analysis and nonlinear programming applied to investment casting design

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-123

  Ebrahimi, S A ^a   Tortorelli, D A ^a   Dantzig, J A ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Investment casting; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEAT TRANSFER; INVESTMENT CASTING; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLIDIFICATION; SUPERALLOYS;

AXISYMMETRIC SUPERALLOY INVESTMENT CASTING; CONTINUOUS DISCRETE ALGORITHM; SOLIDIFICATION PATTERN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0042735683     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(96)00155-2     Document Type: Article

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