Course detail

Technological Preparation of Foundry Production

FSI-PTC-KAcad. year: 2022/2023

Choice of appropriate technology of casting production. Elaborating of technical documentation, technological drawings, design of a mould, technological calculations. Aplication of metal flow and solidification rules on the production of real castings. Optimation of casting design and manufacture processes. Numerical simulation in development of technology of casting production. Calculation of production costs.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Vladimír Krutiš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

See Objective

Prerequisites

Knowledges of technology of foundry moulds production, metalurgical and technological properties of alloys

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit: Participation and appropriate knowledge in courses, elaborating 2 technological projects in the course of a semester
Exam: Credit, numerical part of exam, verbal part of exam

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of course is to get knowledges about principles of design of cast details, about methods of casting technology development, the choise of optimum production methods, dimensions of pouring and riser system. Relations the casting technology to casting defects is discussed in details. A accent is given on economical optimation of the manufacturing method.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Elaborating of 2 technological projects

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Campbell,J.: Castings, second edition, Butterworth, 2003
Vilčko,J.-Slovák,S.: Zlievárenská technologia, SNTL Praha 1987

Recommended reading

Roučka,J.: Slévárenská technologie, , 0

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-STG-K Master's

    specialization STM , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    specialization STG , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vladimír Krutiš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Rules, standarts and documentation used by casting technology project
2. Principles of casting design and technology proposal
3. Design of a mould, dimensions, number and layout of castings in a mould
4. Positioning of cores in a mould, strengthses rised by metal
5. Temperature field in the casting and its influence on solidification
6. Metal flow in a mould, dimensions of pouring system
7. Solidification of metal in a mould, modulus, solidification time calculation
8. Calculation of risers, optimation of risers yield
9. Modern methods of pouring and riser system design
10.Solidification and risering of graphitic cast irons
11.Finishing of castings
12.Casting design
13.Standartisation of technogical projects

Guided consultation

52 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vladimír Krutiš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Accuracy of castings, technological additions, standarts used by making up the technological projects
2. Signs used on technological drawings
3. Making up a single technological design
4. Presentation of the project
5. Calculation of stress efects of metal in a mould
6. Calculation of thermal modulus and feeding regions
7. Calculation of risers
8. Presentation and analysis of pouring and solidifying of some castings
9. Calculation of ingate system
10. Analysis of technogical projects
11. Making up the projects
12. Checking the solution by numerical simulation
13. Finishing the projects and discusion