Publication Date:
2012-01-13
Description:
The flow and filling characteristics during injection of liquid aluminum during high-pressure die-casting is studied threefoldly: a) analytically, b) experimentally and c) numerically. A planar jet of liquid aluminum is formed at the ingate due to its small width (≈O(10 −3 ) m), its high aspect ratio (≈ 100) and high inlet velocity (up to 60 m/s). On the one hand, wavy disintegration of such a jet can inevitably lead to cold runs in the final casting. On the other hand, a high degree of atomization may strongly increase the porosity of the casting part. Both processes can highly reduce the mechanical stability of the product. Analytical investigations of Ohnesorge (or equivalently Weber) and Reynolds numbers show that the process of drop formation at the liquid planar free jet is dominated by atomization assuming an orifice nozzle geometry at the ingate. From a simple experimental investigation of an equivalent free jet of water, however, it is deduced that the process ...
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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