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Computational Fluid Dynamics

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In many industries where the manufacturing process involves casting of a fluid or a suspension, it is essential to have tools predicting the flow and the possible subsequent hardening process for mould design and process planning. Trial and error may be applied to optimize the casting process when a large number of small samples are produced. However, when casting concrete, especially in-situ, trial and error is rarely an option and full control of the casting process is important. Otherwise, problems such as incomplete form filling, segregation, blocking, poor encapsulation of reinforcement, poor surface finish, and cold joints may be the outcome.

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  1. DTI, Danish Technological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Lars Thrane

  2. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Ana Bras

  3. Van Hattum en Blankenvoort, Woerden, The Netherlands

    Paul Bakker

  4. Institut für Bauforschung Aachen, IBAC RWTH, Aachen, Germany

    Wolfgang Brameshuber & Stephan Uebachs

  5. IFSTTAR, Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France

    Bogdan Cazacliu, Samir Mokeddem, Nicolas Roquet & Nicolas Roussel

  6. Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Liberato Ferrara

  7. University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada

    Dimitri Feys

  8. DTU, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Mette Geiker

  9. CBI, Swedish Cement and Concrete Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

    Annika Gram

  10. TU Delft, Technische Universiteit, Delft, The Netherlands

    Steffen Grünewald & Frederick Van Waarde

  11. Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Surendra Shah & Nathan Tregger

  12. ICI Rheocenter, Innovation Center Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

    Jon Elvar Wallevik

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