CFD Simulation of Centrifugal Casting of Al-SiC FGM for the
Application of Brake Rotor Disc

Vinay Chandran R.; Dr. Deviprasad Varma P.R.; Abdul Samad P.A

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V28P258

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Volume 28 | Number 2 | Year 2015 | Article Id. IJETT-V28P258 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V28P258

CFD Simulation of Centrifugal Casting of Al-SiC FGM for the Application of Brake Rotor Disc

Vinay Chandran R., Dr. Deviprasad Varma P.R., Abdul Samad P.A

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Vinay Chandran R., Dr. Deviprasad Varma P.R., Abdul Samad P.A, "CFD Simulation of Centrifugal Casting of Al-SiC FGM for the Application of Brake Rotor Disc," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 304-306, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V28P258

Abstract

A Functionally graded material (FGM) is a suitable candidate for manufacturing automobile brake rotor discs. This paper discusses the simulation of centrifugal casting process to manufacture aluminium-silicon carbide FGM disc in ANSYS Fluent. The work consists of simulating an experimental work of horizontal centrifugal casting to test the software, and a simulation of vertical centrifugal casting process. The simulation results were analysed and maximum volume fraction of SiC in the component was found to be 51.47% at a radial distance of 9mm from the outer surface.

Keywords

Functionally graded materials, Centrifugal casting, Numerical simulation.

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