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Update Released for Simulation Software 模拟软件新版发布
Flow Science Inc., Sante Fe, N.M., recently released
FLOW-3D Cast, version 4, a computational fluid dynamics simulation software. Based on the recent solver for FLOW- 3D version 11, FLOW-3D Cast offers users new simulation tools to improve metal castings. Te updated software features the Model Setup panel
that reduces the time required to create real-world simula- tions. Users are guided through the simulation setup process by the setup panels at the left side of the Model Setup window. Elements of the casting process are entered by their actual names (for example, mold, casting parts, filters) and appropriate physical models are activated automatically. “Te driving factor behind the development of FLOW- 3D Cast has always been to closely reflect the workflow and needs of our customers so that they can improve product development, speed up production and deliver high-quality products to market before their competitors,” said John Dit- ter, VP of software engineering. Key updates to the software include:
• A thermal stress model that predicts stresses and de- formations in solid and solidified parts in response to pressure forces.
• Improvements for modeling cooling channels in dies. • Improved capabilities for modeling the generation of gasses from sand cores.
• Faster simulation times. • A Simulation Manager function in the graphical user in- terface, allowing users to manage their simulations better, both before and as they run, and to visualize the progress of simulations.
• User interface improvements that ease simulation setup. • FlowSight, a new state-of-the-art postprocessor capable of analyzing results in ways not previously possible. ■
新墨西哥州圣塔菲市流体科技有限公司，最近发布 了计算流体动力学的模拟软件FLOW-3D Cast，第4 版。基于最新的FLOW-3D第11版解算器，FLOW-3D Cast为用户提供了新的模拟工具，以改善铸件品质。 软件更新后的功能模式设置面板，可以减少创建仿 真模拟所需的时间。通过位于面板的左侧模型设置窗 口，引导用户使用仿真设置程序。铸造工艺中的要素都 以实际名称输入（例如，模具，铸件，过滤器），随后 适当的物理模型被自动激活。
“持续密切的考虑客户的工作流程和需求，使他们 能够提高产品的研发水平，加快生产，在竞争对手之前 把高品质的产品推向市场，是 FLOW-3D Cast软件开 发的驱动因素。” 软件工程部副总裁John Ditter说。 软件的重要更新包括：
•热应力模型，可以预测固体和凝固部分在压力下的应 力和变形。
•改善模具上的造型冷却通道。 •改善造型生产中砂芯的排气能力。 •更快的模拟时间。
•模拟管理功能的用户界面图形化，使用户能够更好管 理模拟操作，在模拟前和模拟过程中都能够看到模 拟的进度。
•改进用户界面，便于模拟设置。 •FlowSight，最先进的新型后处理程序，能够得出用 以前的方法不能实现的分析结果。 ■
Metalcaster Revamps Shotblasting Operation, Improves Efficiency In early 2013, Rochester Metal Products Corp., Roches-
改进抛丸操作，提高效率
ter, Ind., identified its shotblasting operation as a source for possible improvements. Te existing machine had a magnet- ic separation system, but it was outdated and performance continued to fall short of expectations. Rather than install an entire new machine, Rochester Metal Products requested quotes for rebuilding and upgrading its current 34-cu.-ft. tumble blast unit. Eventually, the ductile and gray iron metalcaster chose Blast Cleaning Technologies (BCT), New Berlin, Wis., a division of Metcast, to service its operation. While Rochester Metal Products was shut down during
the 2013’s Fourth of July holiday weekend, BCT installed new blast wheels and added improved magnetic separa- tion capabilities to the existing equipment. BCT was able to complete the project in three days, meaning the machine was back up and running when production resumed. Tough
2013年初，印第安纳州罗彻斯特市罗切斯特金属制 品公司就确定了喷丸操作可能改进的地方。现有设备的 磁选分离系统已经老化，性能总是低于预期。罗切斯特 公司决定投资改造和升级现有的34-cu.-ft.滚筒式抛丸 机，而不是安装全新的机器。最终，球墨铸铁和灰铸铁 铸件的清理选择了威斯康星州新柏林市的喷丸清理技术 公司（BCT）承担这个工程，其是Metcast公司的子公 司。
罗切斯特公司是安排2013年7月4日的国庆假期和周 末停产，BCT公司负责安装新的抛丸轮，改进设备并增 加了磁选分离能力。BCT能够在三天之内完成安装项
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