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The filling process is significant for the quality of castings, and it has always been a hot but hard topic. The author develops a wireless measurement system for the filling process of casting based on contact time method and an observation system for the filling process of casting based on high speed camcorders working under high temperature. By using these two systems, the filling process of a turbine blade and a hub casting were measured and observed. And the filling situation of the castings with bottom gating system was obtained and the filling time of a number of typical positions was recorded. The result showed that liquid steel flows through the forward ingates at first. The velocity of the liquid steel in the mold was obtained by the calculation of the filling time. The study also shows that these two systems operate conveniently and reliably. They are effective tools for monitoring of the filling process of castings and future optimizing of gating system, and have broad prospect in casting production.
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Kang, J. et al. (2013). Measurement and Observation of the Filling Process of Steel Castings. In: Zhang, L., Allanore, A., Wang, C., Yurko, J.A., Crapps, J. (eds) Materials Processing Fundamentals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48197-5_8
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