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Process modeling and control in foundry operations

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Initial uses of process modeling were limited to phenomenological descriptions of the physical processes in foundry operations, with the aim of decreasing scrap and rework. It is now clear that process modeling can be used to select, design and optimize foundry processes so that on-line process control can be achieved. Computational, analogue and empirical process models have been developed for sand casting operations, and they are being applied in the foundry with beneficial effects.

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    T. S. Piwonka Sc.D. (director of the Metal Casting Technology Center)

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Piwonka, T.S. Process modeling and control in foundry operations. JOM 41, 38–42 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03220825

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