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 815:00 – 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).