New casting components with optimized cooling by modeling (NCCOCM)

Abstract

This project develops a controlled cooling method for bimetallic casting, using optimized airflow and geometry to improve quality, enable complex shapes, and access new markets. Earlier simulations showed uneven cooling from impingement air and handling issues. Kugler Bimetal SA tests an enclosed fan-based system, analysing design and flow in an annular ring gap to form a single solidification front from the center bottom, avoiding secondary fronts. Vortex generators, swirl inducers, or narrowing increase turbulence and heat transfer, validated through Multiphysics simulations and experiments.