A finite element model for the simulation of lost foam casting

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-226

  Houzeaux, G ^a   Codina, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING CIMNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

ALE method; Finite element method; Lost foam casting; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY POLICY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METAL CASTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAM; MODELING;

EID: 4344604890     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.757     Document Type: Article

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