As with the consolidation time, the cooling rate applied during the solidification stage of the composite processing cycle influences the total processing cycle time, as well as the mechanical performance. By controlling the solidification rate, changes in the matrix morphology and crystallinity can be achieved, and hence different mechanical properties may be obtained. Control of the solidific...

This paper elaborates on the analysis and design of the solidification of pure metais. In the first part of this paper, a direct analysis is presented for the motion of the solid-Iiquid freezing interface and the time-dependent temperature field. An iterative implicit algorithm has been developed for this purpose using the boundary element method (BEM) with time dependent Green’s functions and ...

Storing of available energy for later use is a necessity in the present world, one such method is using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). PCMs need a heat transfer medium to transfer the energy from the source to the PCM. In this present work spherical balls are used to store the PCM and water is used as a heat transfer fluid. Paraffin wax (PW) and Palmitic acid (PA) and (4060% PW-PA) eutectic mix...

A new simple analytical model for prediction of cooling rate in the solidification process based on the local heat flux density extracted during solidification is introduced. In the modeling procedure, a solidifying control volume is considered in the mushy zone in which a heat balance equation is used to derive the present model. As the local heat flux density is a measurable parameter, the pr...

In this paper, a multi-scale analysis scheme for solidification based on two-scale computational homogenization is discussed. Solidification problems involve evolution of surfaces coupled with flux jump boundary conditions across interfaces. We provide consistent macro-micro transition and averaging rules based on Hill’s macrohomogeneity condition. The overall macro-scale behavior is analyzed w...

A numerical investigation of directional binary alloy solidification processes is presented. In particular, a mathematical model is developed to study macrosegregation patterns as a consequence of thermal-solutal convection in the melt and mushy zone. A good understanding of the basic mechanisms of macrosegregation is helpful in designing and controlling solidification processes in order to ach...

Mathematical models and associated numerical techniques have been developed to investigate the complicated transport phenomena in spot hybrid laser-MIG keyhole welding. A continuum formulation is used to handle solid phase, liquid phase, and the mushy zone during the melting and solidification processes. The volume of fluid (VOF) method is employed to handle free surfaces, and the enthalpy meth...

In continuous casting, it is very important to predict and detect the internal cracks of billet in time for ensuring continuous production, improving product quality and reducing production costs. Clustering analysis (CA) method is adopted to do feature extraction and classification for on-site data, by which ladder parameter tables of processing parameters and defect grades of internal cracks ...

The Directional Solidification is a very important technique for growing high quality multi-crystalline silicon at large scale for PV solar cells. The physics governing the growth of multi-crystalline silicon in the Directional Solidification System involves complex non-linear transport phenomena including but not limited to heat transfer, solidification, thermal stress development, and the for...