Overview
FLOW-3D Cast® is the best tool for casting process simulation. The FLOW-3D Cast® combines the
easy to use user interface with the powerful solver of the FLOW-3D. The result is easy to use tool
for practical problem solving simulations in foundries with highly accurate solution for modelling
vast variety of demanding casting simulation problems.
The FLOW-3D® Cast user interface was initially developed with name Conifer Cast
in the Technical Research Centre of Finland ( www.vtt.fi ) and
later development continued in Simtech Systems Inc. Starting from 2009-01-01 the name of the
product is FLOW-3D® Cast and it is part of the FlowScience Inc. product portfolio.
In FLOW-3D® Cast operations such as the choice of models, mesh, and importing geometries,
are simplified to the highest level, in order to give to the foundry
operator the possibility to set-up and run correctly all kinds of
simulations.
Internal post-processing has been optimized for getting practical every-day foundry use
to allow users easily to observe and understand the simulation results.
The software has been fully translated in many languages and is distributed
in four different versions, depending on the process that the user wants to simulate:
| FLOW-3D Cast® Basic: |
The standard version to use for simulating basic casting processes. |
| FLOW-3D Cast® Extended: |
Ideal for users that are used to deal with wide variety of casting processes. |
| FLOW-3D Cast® Advanced: |
Has built in all the FLOW-3D physical models, and can simulate every foundry process. |
FLOW-3D Cast® is the optimal solution for foundries, combining all the best elements:
the FLOW-3D core, an highly specialized and at the same time easy interface, it doesn't
require many special knowledge in numerical simulations, in your language!
Features
| Feature
| FLOW-3D Cast®
Basic |
FLOW-3D Cast®
Extended |
FLOW-3D Cast®
Advanced |
| Up to 5 mesh blocks | included | included | included |
| One incompressible fluid | included | included | included |
| Constant viscosity | included | included | included |
| Surface defects | included | included | included |
| Heat transfer | included | included | included |
| Spin casting & tilt pour | included | included | included |
| Mass & momentum sources | included | included | included |
| Solidification/shrinkage porosity | included | included | included |
| Micro-porosity | included | included | included |
| Natural convection | included | included | included |
| Limited compressibility | included | included | included |
| Turbulence models | included | included | included |
| Air entrainment | included | included | included |
| Surface defects | included | included | included |
| Heat sources/sinks | included | included | included |
| Mass and marker particles | included | included | included |
| No Multiblock limitation | x | included | included |
| General bubble models | x | included | included |
| Thermal die cycling | x | included | included |
| Moving pistons | x | included | included |
| Trapped gas with gas vents | x | included | included |
| Filters with resistance | x | included | included |
| Comprehensive porous-media options | x | included | included |
| Lost foam casting | x | included | included |
| Surface tension | x | included | included |
| Non-Newtonian viscosity | x | x | included |
| Two incompressible fluids | x | x | included |
| Prediction of cavitation potential | x | x | included |
| Compressible flow | x | x | included |
| General moving obstacles | x | x | included |
| Highly viscous flows | x | x | included |
| Shear thinning/thickening | x | x | included |
| Thixotropic flow | x | x | included |
| Viscous heating | x | x | included |
| Fluid heat sources | x | x | included |
Downloads
| Description |
Files |
FLOW-3D® Cast 3.2.0.9 Windows XP/Vista DEMO (32bit)).
Does not contain solver. |
Installer |
Documentation
Demonstration material
Support
If you have problems with Conifer Cast® (versions 1.0 to 3.0) please send email to
support@easysimulation.com .
If you have problems with FLOW-3D Cast® please send email to
support@flow3d.com .
Licensed Users Area
Restricted FLOW-3D® Cast material for licensed users can be found from
FLOW-3D® Cast licensed user area .
Restricted material for the old Conifer Cast versions can be found from
Conifer Cast licensed user area .
Username and password is required. If you are a licensed user but do not
have an username and password please contact
support@easysimulation.com
and we will provide you one.
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