Research Article
Thermomechanical Optimization and Comparison of a Low Thermal Inertia Mold with Rectangular Heating Channels and a Conventional Mold
Table 7
Steel block dimensions and masses for molds.
| | | Mold | Steel crude volume (m3) | Steel crude mass (kg) | Mass after channel creation (kg) |
| | Water | Reference | 2,51E−02 | 195.7 | 185.4 | | Circular optimized | 8,15E−03 | 63.6 | 51.6 | | Rectangular optimized | 4,39E−03 | 34.2 | 26.6 |
| | Oil | Reference | 2,51E−02 | 195.7 | 185.4 | | Circular optimized | 1,19E−02 | 93.0 | 49.7 | | Rectangular optimized | 9,09E−03 | 70.9 | 51.7 |
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