Numerical simulation of heat, mass and momentum transport behaviours in directionally solidifying alloy castings under electromagnetic fields using an extended Direct-SIMPLE scheme

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 767-791

  Xu, Daming ^a   Bai, Yunfeng ^a   Guo, Jingjie ^a   Fu, Hengzhi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuum model; Directional solidification of shaped alloy castings; Electromagnetic gravity solidification shrinkage driven flow; Extended Direct SIMPLE scheme; Primitive variable form; Solidification transport phenomena

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ALLOY CASTINGS; LIQUID FLOW BEHAVIORS; MODEL ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION TRANSPORT PROCESSES (STP);

HEAT TRANSFER;

CASTING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; TRANSPORT;

EID: 8144219835     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.773     Document Type: Article

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