Automatic optimal feeder design in steel casting process

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 9-12, 2008, Pages 921-932

  Tavakoli, Rohallah ^a   Davami, Parviz ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Casting process optimization; Riser design; Shape optimization; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

FEEDER DESIGN;

STEEL CASTINGS;

DESIGN; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STEEL CASTINGS; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 36849011025     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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