In this paper, the authors present a platform for the modeling of mold filling and solidification of binary alloys with properties similar to Mg alloys. A volume-of-fluid (VOF) based method is used to capture the interface between solid and liquid in binary alloys solidification process on a fixed non-uniform grid, developed for implementation in a colocated finite volume framework. Contrary to other works, to update the volume fraction (of fluid) in the field, a link between source-based type of energy equation and VOF reconstruction algorithm is described and implemented. A new approximation to the pressure gradient is presented to remove all ‘Spurious Currents’ [1] resulting from pressure jumps in the vicinity of the interface. Based upon the work presented, it is concluded that the present combination of the equations are not only computationally straightforward to implement and upgrade to a 3D problem, but also provides an excellent platform to capture the interface between constituents in a die-casting process including solidification and mold filling process. The current framework will be used in future works to characterize the local mechanical properties of Mg alloys by using information from simulation at the dendritic level.
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ASME 2009 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
October 4–7, 2009
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Manufacturing Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4361-1
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A Volume-of-Fluid Based Numerical Simulation of Solidification in Binary Alloys on Fixed Non-Uniform Co-Located Grids
Mehdi Farrokhnejad,
Mehdi Farrokhnejad
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Anthony G. Straatman,
Anthony G. Straatman
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Jeffrey T. Wood
Jeffrey T. Wood
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Mehdi Farrokhnejad
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Anthony G. Straatman
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Jeffrey T. Wood
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Paper No:
MSEC2009-84239, pp. 427-436; 10 pages
Published Online:
September 20, 2010
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Farrokhnejad, M, Straatman, AG, & Wood, JT. "A Volume-of-Fluid Based Numerical Simulation of Solidification in Binary Alloys on Fixed Non-Uniform Co-Located Grids." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. ASME 2009 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Volume 1. West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. October 4–7, 2009. pp. 427-436. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2009-84239
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