Computer Aided Design for Casting and Solidification Technology (CADCAST)

这项建议的总体目标是开发金属铸造过程的计算机辅助设计和控制方法。这一建议延续了先前在实现这一总体目标方面取得进展的研究。这项研究的具体目标是将实体造型、铸造凝固模拟和计算机辅助制造软件集成到一个完整的系统中，生成用于铸造凝固模拟软件的热物性数据，研究高效计算技术，并利用热管装置研究凝固过程中的热流控制。将采用分析和实验相结合的方法。建议的研究结果将为美国一个重要的行业，即铸造业提供有用的方法和软件，并应有助于提高铸件制造的效率和质量。这项工作是对另一所大学(密歇根大学)进行的联合研究的补充。

The overall goal of this proposal is the development of computer aided design and control methodology for the metal casting process. This proposal continues previous research which made progress towards this overall goal. The specific objectives of the research in this proposal are to integrate solid modeling, casting solidification simulation and computer aided manufacturing software into a total system, to generate thermal property data for use in the casting solidification simulation software, to investigate high efficiency computational techniques, and to investigate heat flux control during solidification by means of heat pipe devices. Analytical and experimental methods will be employed. The results of the proposed research should provide useful methodology and software for an important U.S. industry, i.e., the foundry industry, and should contribute to improved efficiency and quality in castings manufacturing. The work complements joint research to be conducted at another university (University of Michigan).