CFD Simulation of Centrifugal Casting of Al-SiC FGM for the Application of Brake Rotor Disc
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) | 
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| © 2015 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-28 Number-6 |
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| Year of Publication : 2015 | ||
| Authors : Vinay Chandran R., Dr. Deviprasad Varma P.R., Abdul Samad P.A |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V28P258 |
Citation
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), V28(6),304-306 October 2015. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
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.
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Keywords
Functionally graded materials, Centrifugal
casting, Numerical simulation.