Simulation and Analysis of Casting Processes

Course Duration: 2 Days

Who Should Attend

Engineers involved in design, specification, or research related to casting. Completion of STAR-CCM+ Foundation Training is strongly encouraged.

Course Description

The course will cover the following aspects of Casting via a mixture of lectures, demos and tutorials.

  • CAD to Mesh for castings
  • Investment Casting
  • Sand Casting
  • Die Casting
  • Parametric Gating Design
  • Iso-thermal Filling
  • Coupled Filling and Solidification
  • Radiation

Course Content

Day 1

  • Introduction to STAR-Cast and STAR-CCM+
  • CAD preparation, organization and meshing
  • Parametric Gating Design
  • Coupled Filling and Solidification
Day 2
  • Investment Casting
  • Sand Casting
  • DIE Casting
  • Miscellaneous Topics