Alternative techniques for casting process simulation

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-166

  Lewis, R W ^a   Ransing, R S ^a   Pao, W K S ^a   Kulasegaram, K ^a   Bonet, J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Optimization techniques; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIQUID METALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROSITY;

MESHLESS METHODS; MOULD FILLING PROCESS;

CASTING;

CASTING; FLUID FLOW; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MOULD;

EID: 1842483474     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615530410513782     Document Type: Conference Paper

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