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FLOW-3D CAST v2022

The new 2022R1 versioning of FLOW-3D products reflects Flow Science’s adoption of a synchronized release naming convention for FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D CAST and FLOW-3D HYDRO. 2022R1 represents the transition to a unified code base for FLOW-3D products. This important evolution will allow users access to the latest developments as soon as they are ready, at a more frequent product release pace.

FLOW-3D CAST 2022R1 features expanded controls for Active Simulation Control, tabular properties that allow users to easily understand complex dependencies without the need to fit data to a curve, and new outputs for identifying filling defects such as local filling velocity, time and temperature.

Expanded Controls for Active Simulation Control
Active Simulation Control (ASC) is very useful for controlling simulations based on flow information at probes. In this release, ASC now includes controls based on flow information from General History data, Flux Surfaces, and Sampling Volumes.

Investment Casting Example
Metal source control (on/off) was based on probe-based data
Metal source control can now be based on the fill fraction of the part volume: more robust control (not subject to splash)
Termination condition can now be based on fill fraction of sampling volume

Tabular Properties

Material properties such as viscosity and surface tension are dependent on flow conditions such as temperature, strain rate, and possibly scalar quantities such as contaminants. Fitting these properties to functional forms requires complex curve fitting software, especially when the properties are dependent on more than one independent variable. The new tabular properties feature allows users to define these properties in table form with up to two independent variables, eliminating the need for curve fitting. For example, surface tension can be tabulated from experimental data to describe a complex, non-linear dependency on surface contaminants such as surface oxides as well as temperature. Additionally, viscosity can be tabulated from experimental data to represent a dependency on shear rate and temperature.

New Outputs for Identifying Filling Defects

Three new filling criteria outputs are available to identify potential casting defects caused by mold filling characteristics.

  1. Local filling velocity indicates the velocity of the melt when it first arrives at a particular computation cell. This output provides a single, summary view of the velocity map of the entire casting at the end of filling.
  2. Local filling time shows the time difference between when the melt first arrives at a particular computation cell and the last time melt arrives. Large differences indicate areas with a higher likelihood of filling-induced defects.
  3. Local filling temperature indicates the temperature of the melt when it first arrives at a particular computation cell. Low values of local filling temperature indicate areas where cold shuts are likely to occur

Product: FLOW-3D CAST v2022
Version: 2022
Supported Architectures: x64
Language: english
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even or newer
Size: 1DVD