Using a three-phase deterministic model for the columnar-to-equiaxed transition
Using a three-phase deterministic model for the columnar-to-equiaxed transition
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DOI:
10.1007/s11661-007-9175-9
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发表时间:
2007-07-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Ludwig, A.
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作者:
Wu, M.;Ludwig, A.
In order to overcome the limitations of previous column ar-to-equiaxed (CET) models, which neglect melt convection and the movement of free equiaxed grains, this article presents a three-phase deterministic CET model. With appropriated multiphase volume-averaging approaches, it is possible to account for nucleation and growth of equiaxed grains ahead of a growing columnar front, the influence of melt convection, and grain sedimentation, and the occurrence of a CET in a casting of engineering scale. Special modeling assumptions ensure that both CET mechanisms, namely, "hard" and "soft" blocking, are tackled. It is highly recommended that both mechanisms should be considered, especially in the situation where grain sedimentation and melt convection are present. Although the current model incorporates almost all the physical variables relevant to a CET event, under special condition of a one-dimensional case, the model still reproduces the results of Hunt's classical CET approach.