A foam ablation model for lost foam casting of aluminum

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 48, Issue 19-20, 2005, Pages 4132-4149

  Barone, M R ^a   Caulk, D A ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Casting; Decomposition; Lost foam; Model

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CASTING; COATINGS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FOAMS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID METALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; VAPORIZATION;

ABLATION MODEL; FOAM CASTING; GAS DIFFUSION; MOLD FILLING;

ALUMINA;

CASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 22544469464     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.03.031     Document Type: Article

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