Title

Design of Conformal Cooling of an Additively Printed Aluminium Die-Casting Mold Component

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2024

Volume

Accepted articles

Authors

Sviželová, J. ; Socha, L. ; Mohamed, A. ; Pinta, M. ; Koza, K. ; Sellner, T. ; Gryc, K. ; Dvořák, M. ; Roh, M.

Affiliation

Sviželová, J. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Socha, L. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Mohamed, A. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Pinta, M. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Koza, K. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Sellner, T. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Gryc, K. : Environmental Research Department, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Dvořák, M. : MOTOR JIKOV Fostron a.s., Tool Shop Division, Kněžskodvorská 2277/26, 370 04 České Budějovice, Czech Republic ; Roh, M. : MOTOR JIKOV Fostron a.s., Tool Shop Division, Kněžskodvorská 2277/26, 370 04 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Keywords

HPDC ; Conformal cooling ; Temperature field ; Numerical simulation ; Mold design

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

23.12.2024

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/afe.2024.151306