Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Industrial and Managements Systems Engineering
Committee Chair
R. C. Creese
Committee Co-Chair
B. Gopalakrishnan
Abstract
SOLIDCast is a casting simulation software program which can simulate thermal changes and heat transfer in the solidification process of a casting. It assists the user to visualize the solidification process of a particular casting. The program offers functions to help guide a user in producing gating and riser designs and also have functions which produce visual outputs showing possible problem areas and defects which may occur in a casting. It can help shorten the lead time and reduce the loss in the trial casting stage.;This thesis consists of studies to determine the important capabilities and limitations of the software, the usefulness of the riser and gating design wizard programs offered in SOLIDCast to help a user design the riser and gating system, and the simulation results and analysis of a casting design of a locomotive piston made from gray iron.
Recommended Citation
Muenprasertdee, Piyapong, "Solidification modeling of iron castings using SOLIDCast" (2007). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 1805.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1805