F3DCast 01 Overview

Overview

Content1. Introduction

2. FLOW-3D Cast Basic

3. FLOW-3D Cast Extended

4. FLOW-3D Cast Advanced

5. Flow Chart

6. File Structure

Why casting simulation Cost reduction

Fierce competition

Quality control

Increase of customers requirements

Reduction of development period

Combines the best known Fluid Flow solver with easy use of interface

Dynamic enmeshment and excellent calculation accuracy

Good free surface calculation enables user to predict air bubbles and surface problems in the casting.

Good technology base ensures customers quality in the future

FLOW-3D Cast Basic for sand and low pressure die castings.

FLOW-3D Cast Extended for High Pressure die castings FLOW-3D CastAdvanced includes all the modules

Material parameter calculation

Mesh FD Method but the mesh is favorized FAVOR Method improves accuracy, Mesh is better than normal FEM mesh Multi Block enables good calculation accuracy and optimistation of calculation time In future makes possible better microstructure calculation Best value to customer FLOW-3D Cast

Pre-Process Enables customer to make own library components / obstacles Easy to mesh and set up boundary conditions Risers, Channels available from the library IDS, CASBOA Module for material data calculation Interfaces to other programs FLOW-3D Cast

Solver Calculation engine: SMP and cluster versions available

32Bit and 64 bit Windows versions available Network License GMRES solver deactivates calculation cells which are not needed -> Speed up in calculation FLOW-3D Cast

Post-Process No extra time used in rendering and postprocessing of results SPF File stores all the results and makes results files compact

Flow Chart

File Structure***.SPF File***.CAL Folder Restart files save with *r1.SPF