Casting Software

Casting Software: "PASSAGE®/PowerCAST Software is a 3-D Finite Element program for predicting the manufacturability of cast parts.

Convective and conductive energy equations, and the Navier-Stokes equations are solved for the filling and solidification processes, allowing engineers to analyze design parameters from concept to production without being finite element experts.

A user-friendly, pre-processor with mesh generation and capability to read meshes from other mesh generation codes, permits the entering of material properties, process conditions and numerical control parameters interactively.

The interactive, dynamic post­processor displays interpreted color graphics of standard casting variables in contour, vector and x-y graph forms.

Features
Coupled flow and energy equations.
Prediction of temperature distribution of the casting and mold at every time step.
Prediction of solid/liquid fractions.
Prediction of porosity/shrinkage.
Hot cracking prediction.
Convection/diffusion phase-change: solid, liquid and mush regions.
Interface with thermal stress analysis programs for: elastic and thermal strains.
Interface with stress analysis for structural integrity of parts under external static and dynamic loads.
Materials database - metals, cores, risers and sand types.
Provides mesh generator, a 3-D CAD interface module, and accepts meshes from other mesh generators