Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Theory of Foundry Engineering Processes

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	632-0901/01
Abbreviation	TSP
Course title	Theory of Foundry Engineering Processes
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Materials and Technologies for Vehicles
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Tomáš Elbel, CSc.

Course aims

Student will be able:
-to define influences affecting foundry processes;
-to describe basic processes during forming a casting from pouring it up to metal cooling;
-to know the method of calculating the gating system;
-to know the method of calculating the risers;
-to explain the conception of controlled solidification.
-to know the rules for obtaining good casting with no defects;
-to apply the metal filtration aids during pouring and feeding of metal during solidification;
-to solve the degasification and venting of a foundry mould.

Literature

CAMPBELL, J.: Castings, Butterworth-Heinemann. Oxford, 2000.
SCHLEGG,F.P. et al. Technology of Metalcasting , AFS Publication, 2003.

Advised literature

STEFANESCU,D,,M. : Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification.Cluver Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002.
DANTZIG,J.A.;RAPPAZ,M. : Solidification, EPFL Oress, Boca Raton,2009

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