Extension of SPH to predict feeding, freezing and defect creation in low pressure die casting

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3189-3201

  Cleary, Paul W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feeding; Freezing; Low pressure die casting; Shrinkage; Solidification; SPH

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX METALS; DEFECT CREATION; DEFECT FORMATION; DIRECT PREDICTION; ENGINE BLOCKS; LAGRANGIAN METHODS; LOW PRESSURE DIE CASTING; MATERIAL FORMING; MESHFREE; OXIDE FORMATION; POSITIVE PRESSURE; RESIDUAL PRESSURES; SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS; SOLIDIFICATION FRONTS; SPH METHODS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFECTS; DIE CASTING; FEEDING; FORECASTING; FREEZING; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LIQUID METALS; METAL CASTINGS; METALS; SHRINKAGE; SOLIDIFICATION;

DIES;

EID: 77952957220     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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