About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics
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Presentation Title |
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation of Running System Approaches for Reactive Alloy Castings |
Author(s) |
Christopher Jones |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Christopher Jones |
Abstract Scope |
The initiation of fluid flow in casting processes generally involves a considerable amount of manual input, appearing in forms from monitoring melt evolution to the eventual pour initiation. Manual decision making is highly likely to introduce uncertainty into the process, negatively influencing repeatability across subsequent castings. In this work, the feasibility of a penny melt system to automate the pour was investigated using commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, Flow-3D®. In such systems, ensuring the penny is the last region to melt is challenging, demanding strong understanding of the thermal dynamics of the furnace and precise heating rate control. The results of simulations were compared against simulations of a representative manually initiated pour to facilitate discussions of phenomena observed. Following construction of a CFD model, an optimisation tool, Flow-3DX®, was employed to investigate an optimate configuration of parameters during heating to ensure the most desirable filling conditions are achieved. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
High-Temperature Materials, Solidification, Computational Materials Science & Engineering |