A foam melting model for lost foam casting of aluminum

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 2124-2136

  Caulk, D A ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Foam decomposition; Gap; Lost foam casting; Melting; Model

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALUMINUM; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORS;

FOAM DECOMPOSITION; GAP; LOST FOAM CASTING; VAPOR BUBBLING;

CASTING;

ABLATION; ALUMINUM; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CASTING; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORS;

EID: 33646496597     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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