Chapter (10) Discussion Questions
Chapter (10) Discussion Questions
Faculty of Engineering
Industrial Engineering Department
Product Design and Manufacturing: EIND 5053
CH#10
Fundamentals of Metal Casting
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10.41 A 4 m thick square plate and a right circular cylinder with a radius of 4 m
and a height of 2 m each have the same volume. If each is to be cast using a
cylindrical riser, will each part require the same size riser to ensure proper
feeding? Explain.
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• A right circular cylinder is a cylinder whose base is a circle and whose
elements are perpendicular to its base.
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10.43 Pure aluminum is poured into a sand mold. The metal level in the pouring
basin is 200 mm above the metal level in the mold, and the runner is circular
with a 7.5 mm diameter. What are the velocity and rate of the flow of the metal
into the mold? Is the flow turbulent or laminar?
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10.44 A cylinder with a diameter of 40 mm. and height of 80 mm. solidifies in
three minutes in a sand casting operation. What is the solidification time if the
cylinder height is doubled? What is the time if the diameter is doubled?
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10.45 The volume flow rate of metal into a mold is 0.02 m3 /s The top of the
sprue has a diameter of 20 mm, and its length is 200 mm. What diameter should
be specified at the bottom of the sprue to prevent aspiration? What is the
resultant velocity and Reynolds number at the bottom of the sprue if the metal
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Aspiration a process whereby air
is sucked in or entrapped in the liquid.
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