USE OF FLOW-3D PROGRAM FOR SIMULATION OF POURING AND SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS OF DUCTILE CAST IRON CASTINGS. PART 1

Pouring and solidification of EN-GJS-400-15 ductile cast iron castings of soft wedge gate valves for PE pipes used in gas pipelines was simulated. The analysis was performed in Flow-3D program. On the basis of the two-dimension documentation provi...

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APPLICATION OF THE FLOW 3-D SOFTWARE FOR SIMULATION OF THE SPHEROIDAL IRON CASTING AND SOLIDIFICATION. PART 2

A simulation analysis was carried out on the casting and solidification of EN-GJS-400-15 spheroidal iron for production of soft-sealed wedge gates for PE pipe gas networks. The analysis was made in the Flow-3D software. Based on the engineering do...

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SIMULATION RESEARCH OF THE FLOW OF THE MEDIA THROUGH A BALL REFLUX VALVE AT VARIOUS DENSITIES OF THE FLOATING BALL WITH THE USE OF FLOW-3D SOFTWARE

Modernisation works aiming at lowering the weight andincreasing performance of the range of ball reflux valves include also, among other things, lowering the weight (density) of floating balls being an important element of this type of valve...

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Experimental verification of the simulation of centrifugal casting in ceramic moulds

This paper presents the results of work on the determination of actual molten metal flow in a mould during centrifugal casting in the SuperCast induction vacuum furnace manufactured by Linn HighTherm. The centrifugal casting process uses the effec...

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Simulation of the volume and distribution of air entrapped by liquid metal in a test mould for the pressure die casting process

Computer programs are now a common tool aiding the engineer’s work on structure design. The design of foundry moulds used in the pressure die casting process, based on the casting design and effectively utilising the ability to create 3D ima...

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Building foundations for the diffusion mechanism of ceramic mould drying

An attempt was made to develop a mathematical model and apply this model in numerical analysis to the drying process of multi-layer ceramic moulds used in investment casting. The numerical analysis carried out in a FLOW-3D program was meant to ser...

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