Volume-Averaged Modeling of Multiphase Flow Phenomena during Alloy Solidification

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Abstract

The most recent developments and applications in volume-averaged modeling of solidification processes have been reviewed. Since the last reviews of this topic by Beckermann and coworkers [Applied Mech. Rev. 1993, p. 1; Annual Rev. Heat Transfer 1995, p. 115], major progress in this area has included i) the development of a mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification model; ii) further consideration of moving crystals and crystal dendritic morphology; and iii) the model applications to analyze the formation mechanisms of macrosegregation, as-cast structure, shrinkage cavity and porosity in different casting processes. The capacity of computer hardware is still a limiting factor. However, many calculation examples, as verified by the laboratory casting experiments, or even by the casting processes at a small industrial scale, show great application potential. Following the trend of developments in computer hardware (projection according to Moore’s law), a full 3D calculation of casting at the industry scale with the multiphase volume-averaged solidification models will become practically feasible in the foreseeable future.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number229
JournalMetals : open access journal
Volume9.2019
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2019