PROGRAM

Program - subject to change

Casting Technology

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #1 ● Monday, June 8 ● 08:00 – 12:00
Session Chairs: Steve Cockcroft, Canada and Daan Maijer, Canada

08:00	Modeling: The Marriage of Experimentation and Simulation KEYNOTE: Jonathan Dantzig, USA
08:30	Meeting Future Challenges in Shape Casting Process Simulation KEYNOTE: Marc Schneider, Germany
09:00	Cyclone-Based System for Cleaning Liquid Aluminum of Solid Inclusions: Numerical Study Laurens Katgerman, Netherlands
09:20	Simulation Based Optimization Strategy for Balancing Quality and Productivity in Continuous Casting Marek  Lipinski, Germany
09:40	Simulation of Semi-Solid Feed Stock Formation in Cooling Channel Rheocasting Process Emir Subasic, Germany
10:00	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
10:20	From Conception to Mechanical Properties Optimization – Effect of the Microstructure and Defects on Thermomechanical Calculations During Casting and Heat Treatment INVITED: Mark Samonds, USA
10:50	Mathematical Modeling of a Superlight Magnesium Slab During the Start-Up Phase of the Direct Chill Casting Process Hai Hao, China
11:10	Modelling the Tilt-Casting Process for the Tranquil Filling of Titanium Alloy Turbine Blades Koulis Pericleous, UK
11:30	Modelling Oscillation Mark Formation and Slag Infiltration Through the Coupling of Multiple Physical Phenomena During Continuous Casting Pavel Ramirez Lopez, UK
11:50	New Insights into the Electro-Slag Remelting Process using Mathematical Modeling Ashish Patel, USA

 

Coupling and Multi-physics Phenomena

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #2 ● Monday, June 8 ● 15:00 – 19:00
Session Chairs: Hideyuki Yasuda, Japan and Laurens Katgerman, Netherlands

15:00	Coupling In-situ Observations and Microscale Modeling to Predict Pore and Fe-rich Intermetallic Formation during the Solidification of Al-Si-Cu-Fe Alloys KEYNOTE: Peter D. Lee, UK
15:30	Bridging the Gap Between Manufacturing Reality and Design Assumptions: Chaining Manufacturing Analyses and Defects with Performance Testing Adi Sholapurwalla, USA
15:50	Modeling of Mechanical Contact Conditions in Casting Jesper Thorborg, Germany
16:10	Phase-Field Simulation of Equiaxed Solidification: A Homoenthalpic Approach to The Micro-Macro Problem Bernd Boettger, Germany
16:30	On Modelling of Microstructure Formation, Local Mechanical Properties and Stress – Strain Development in Aluminium Castings Ingvar Svensson, Sweden
16:50	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
17:10	Explicit Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Finite-Element Model of Continuous Casting of Steel in Funnel Molds INVITED: Brian Thomas, USA
17:40	Ultrasonic Technology Model Development and Applications to Casting Processes Laurentiu Nastac, USA
18:00	A Unified Elasto-Viscoplastic Constitutive Model of Grey Cast Iron Chunsheng Li, USA
18:20	The Influence of the Morphology Evolution of Free-Floating Equiaxed Grains on the Macrosegregation In A 3.3-Ton Steel Ingot Miha Zaloznik, France
18:40	Modeling the Production of Sand Cores – Simulation and Experiment Marc Schneider, Germany

Numerical Methods / Segregation

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #3 ● Tuesday, June 9 ●  08:00 – 12:00
Session Chairs: Michel Bellet, France and Christoph Beckermann, USA

08:00	Cellular Automata, Granular Dynamics or Discrete Element Models of Solidification: Which Model for which Application? KEYNOTE: Michel Rappaz, Switzerland
08:30	Micro-Macrosegregation Prediction Based on Solidification Simulation for Continuous Casting of Ternary Bronze Alloys Monika Grasser, Austria
08:50	Seamless Simulation from Fluid Flow to Solidification Using New Moving Particle Semi-Implicit (MPS) Method Naoya Hirata, Japan
09:10	Experimental Study of Contributions of Different Grain Structures to Macrosegregation in Aluminum Alloys Dmitry Eskin, Netherlands
09:30	Observation of the Segregation by Using Time-resolved X-ray Imaging Hideyuki Yasuda, Japan
09:50	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
10:20	Die Soldering and Thermal Fatigue Criteria for Die Lifetime  Jesper Thorborg, Germany
10:40	Effects of Solidification Kinetics and Liquid Density in Modeling of Macrosegregation In Castings Miha Zalovnik, France
11:00	Simulation of Alloyed Cast Iron On Process and Material Scale: A Physics and Calphad Based Approach Emir Subasic, Germany
11:20	Micro- and Macro-segregation of a Peritectic Au-Fe Alloy during Bridgman Solidification Denis Favez, Switzerland
11:40	Study of Centerline Macrosegregation in Steel Continuous Casting with a Two-Phase Volume Averaging Approach Andreas Ludwig, Austria

Defect Formation

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #4 ● Wednesday, June 10 ● 08:00 – 12:00
Session Chairs: Mark Cross, UK and Andreas Ludwig, Austria

08:00	Simulation of Deformation and Hot Tear Formation Using a Visco-Plastic Model with Damage KEYNOTE: Christoph Beckermann, USA
08:30	A Feeding Flow Related Model for Modelling Shrinkage Defects Zhian Xu, Belgium
08:50	Prediction of Hot Tear Defects in Steel Castings Using a Damage Based Model Richard Huff, USA
09:10	Modeling of Shrinkage Porosity Formation and its Validation Jianzheng Guo, USA
09:30	A Model for Binder Gas Generation and Transport in Sand Cores and Molds Andrei Starobin, USA
09:50	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
10:10	A 3D Granular Model of Equiaxed-Granular Solidification INVITED: Andre Phillion, Switzerland
10:40	Prediction of Casting Defects in High-Pressure Die Casting Processes by Using JSCAST Jindong Zhu, Canada
11:00	A Phase Field Model for a Geometrical Description of Micropores Constrained by a Solid Network Milan Felderbaum, Switzerland
11:20	Numerical Predictions of Gas Porosity in Industrial Casting Processes using Fully Coupled Mold-Filling and Solidification Simulation Santhanu Jana, Germany
11:40	Modeling of Porosity Size Distribution in A356 Tapered Cylinder Castings Lu Yao, Canada

Poster Session 1

Pavilion Night Club, Entertainment Deck
Wednesday, June 10 ● 14:30 -16:30

Casting Technology
P1.01	Centrifugal Casting of Complex Geometries: Computational Modelling and Validation Experiments Dmytro Shevchenko, UK
P1.02	Development of Automatic Runner & Gating System Design and Hexahedron Meshing Algorithm for the Efficient Mold Design and Verification Sung-Bin Kim, South Korea
Coupling and Multi-physics Phenomena
P1.03	Modelling the Interaction of Particles with a Concave Solidifying Interface Carlos Schvezov, Argentina
P1.04	ModelingtheHeat Transfer, Fluid Flow, and Evaporation During EB Casting of Ti64 Rounds Riley Shuster, Canada
Numerical Methods
P1.05	2-D Numeral Simulation of Faceted Growth in Multicrystalline Photovoltaic Silicon Ingot Yves Duterrail, France
P1.06	Casting Simulation for Robust Design of Process Parameters Using Quality Engineering Approach Akihiko Kimatsuka, Japan
P1.07	Finite Element Thermomechanical Simulation of Steel Continuous Casting Michel Bellet, France
P1.08	Determining the Optimal Location to Monitor Temperature for Control in a Low Pressure Die Casting Mould Xinmei Shi, Canada
Segregation Phenomena
P1.09	Simplified Three-dimensional Macro Segregation Simulation Model and its Application to Directional Solidification of Sn-Bi Alloys Tomoki Sawada, Japan
Defect Formation
P1.10	Modeling of Reoxidation Inclusion Formation in Steel Sand Casting Christoph Beckermann, USA
Measurements for Model Applications and/or Validation
P1.11	Validation of a Porosity Nucleation Model by X-ray Tomography Didier Linxe, France
P1.12	Numerical and Experimental Characterization of a Cast Bell Didier Linxe, France
Micro and Macrostructure Formation
P1.13	Semi-Empirical Modeling of Columnar, Equiaxed and CET Zones of Directionally Solidified Zinc-Aluminum Alloys Carlos Schvezov, Argentina
P1.14	Nucleation and Growth of SiC and Equiaxed Si During Photovoltaic Silicon Solidification Yves Duterrail, France
*Posters and poster presenters subject to change

Numerical Methods / Model Validation

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #5 ● Thursday, June 11 ● 08:00 – 12:00
Session Chairs: Mathew Krane, USA and Mark Jolly, UK

08:00	Ab Initio Predictions of Interfacial Heat Flows During the High Speed Thin Strip Casting of Metals and Alloys KEYNOTE: Rod Guthrie, Canada
08:30	Microsegregation Modeling of Multiple Phase Transformations – Atomization of Al-Ni Alloys Damien Tourret, France
08:50	In-Situ Study on Dendritic Growth of Sn-Bi Alloys By Diffraction-Enhangced X-Ray Imaging Tongmin Wang, China - Cancelled
09:10	Phase Field Modelling on Microsegregation During Solidification of An Al-Cu Binary Alloy Qiang Du, Canada
09:30	Phase Field Modeling of Equilibrium Shapes and Growth Morphologies in Al-Zn Alloys Jonathan Friedli, Switzerland
09:50	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
10:10	Solidification Path of Al-Fe-Mn-Si Aluminium Alloys INVITED: Jacques Lacaze, France
10:40	Modeling and in-Situ X-Ray Video Microscopy of Confined Equiaxed Grain Growth and Buoyant Motion in Al-Cu Pierre Delaleau, Norway
11:00	Modelling of Macrosegregation in Multicomponent Aluminium Alloys Kjerstin Ellingsen, Norway
11:20	Mechanical Properties of Zinc – Aluminum Alloys Versus Structural and Thermal Parameters Carlos Schvezov, Argentina
11:40	Modeling Nucleation and Growth of Zinc Grains in Hot-Dip Galvanized Coatings Aurèle Mariaux, Switzerland

Fluid Flow and Mould Filling

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #6 ● Friday, June 12 ● 08:00 – 12:00
Session Chairs: Koulis Pericleous, UK and Ingo Steinbach, Germany

08:00	Improvement of Mold Filling Simulation KEYNOTE: Itsuo Ohnaka, Japan
08:30	Micro Droplet Behaviors of Molten Lead Free Solder Using Inkjet Printing Technique Ming-Hsiu Tsai, Taiwan
08:50	Using the Calculated Froude Number for Quality Assessment of Casting Filling Methods Mark Jolly, UK
09:10	Influence of the Gas Phase on Mold Filling for Sand Casting Juergen Jakumeit, Germany
09:30	The Effective Method of the Mold Filling Simulation Hyun-Nam Nam, South Korea
09:50	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
10:10	Computational Methods for Mold Filling Simulation of Semi-Solid Alloys INVITED: Jean-François Hétu, Canada
10:40	Investigating Surface Entrainment Events using CFD for the Assessment of Casting Filling Methods Carl Reilly, UK
11:00	Three-Dimensional Simulation of The Influence of Convection on Dendritic Solidification Lang Yuan, UK
11:20	Complex Free Surface Flows for Mould Filling Using Centrifugal Casting Diane McBride, UK
11:40	Diagnosis Parameter of Mold Filling Pattern of Molten Metal Jun Ho Hong, South Korea

Micro and Macrostructure Formation

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #7 ● Saturday, June 13 ● 08:00 – 12:00
Session Chairs: Laurentiu Nastac, USA and Michel Rappaz, Switzerland

08:00	An Inverse Growth Restriction Model for Predicting Solidified Grain Size KEYNOTE: David StJohn, Australia
08:30	Simulation of Solidification Grain Structures with a Multiple Diffusion Length Scales Model Charles-Andre Gandin, France
08:50	Effects of Geometric Constraints on Alloy Solidification in Metal-Matrix Composites Matthew Krane, USA
09:10	Modeling of Ferrite Growth in Compacted Graphite Iron Mathias Koenig, Sweden
09:30	A Combined Experimental-Model Approach to Estimate the Solidification Macrostructures Formed During a Microgravity Experiment on Ti-Al Based Intermetallic Alloys Shaun McFadden, Ireland
09:50	Refreshment Break Palm Springs Café, Resort Deck
10:10	Thermoelectric Effects on Alloy Solidification Microstructure INVITED: Koulis Pericleous, UK
10:40	Modeling of Solutal Dendritic Growth in Three Dimensions Mingfang Zhu, China
11:00	Using a Five-Phase Volume Averaging Approach to Model the Mixed Columnar-Equiaxed Solidification Menghuai Wu, Austria
11:20	Phase Field Modelling of Twinned Dendrite Growth Mario Salgado, Switzerland
11:40	Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Dendritic Growth Texture   Evolution in Mg-Al alloys with Hcp-Lattice Anisotropy Janin Eiken, Germany

Welding

Cinema & Conference Centre, Promenade Deck
Session #8 ● Saturday, June 13 ●  16:00 – 18:00
Session Chairs: Brian Thomas, USA and Itsuo Ohnaka, Japan

16:00	New Numerical Technologies for the Simulation of Arc Welding Processes KEYNOTE: Michel Bellet, France
16:30	Modelling the Development of Stresses During Single and Multipass Welding of a Ferritic Steel in an Instrumented Restraint Cracking Test Hallvard Gustav Fjaer, Norway
16:50	Using Numerical Simulation to Predict the Distortion of Large Multi-Pass Welded Assemblies Ardeshir Sholapurwalla, USA
17:10	Predicting Homogeneity of WC-Based Metal Matrix Composites Deposited by Plasma Transferred Arc Welding Hani Henein, Canada
17:30	Closing Remarks
17:45	Adjournment

Conference Objectives:

The conference aims to:

• Showcase the continuing development in the theory and modeling of phenomena related to solidification including application to casting, welding and related processes.
• Gather together an international group of experts from academia, industry, government laboratories and software companies who share a common interest in the field of solidification modeling and it application to scientific enquiry and industrial processes.
• Openly share ideas through formal presentations, posters and one-on-one meetings in an environment conducive to open discussion.
• Present the latest numerical developments and their applications.

Topics

Phenomena occurring at all length scales during solidification in casting and welding processes are covered by the conference and include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• heat transfer (diffusive, advective and radiative)
• mass transfer (diffusive and advective)
• fluid flow (single phase, multiphase and free-surface behaviour, newtonian and non-newtonian fluids, buoyancy effects, thermosolutal effects, turbulence, magneto-hydrodynamics, Marangoni)
• Coupling and multi-physics phenomena (thermal-stress, thermal-fluid, thermal-stress-fluid, electromagnetic)
• Segregation phenomena (micro, macro, exudation, multi-component, deformation induced)
• Micro and macrostructure formation (solid-liquid interface development, dendritic, eutectic, peritectic, columnar, equiaxed, kinetics, phase selection, crystallographic orientation)
• Defect formation (micro-porosity, shrinkage cavities, hot tearing),
• Thermodynamics (coupling with segregation and structure development),
• Numerical methods (volume averaging, finite differences, finite volume, finite elements, front tracking,sharp interface, phase field, cellular automaton, deterministic and stochastic, level set),
• Experimental methods for model validation (in-situ X-Ray imaging, tomography)
• Measurements for model applications and/or validation (thermophysical and thermomechancial properties, inverse methods, metallography,microscopy, composition, EBSD)
• Casting Technology (conventional, continuous, remelting, investment, permanent mould, lost foam, sand, near-net shape, welding, joining, rapid solidification processes).