The continuous rheoconversion process, developed at WPI, is a means of producing semi-solid metal slurry 'on-demand' for SSM rheocasting. Through laboratory studies and industrial beta trials of the CRP reactor, obstacles to the use of the reactor in an industrial rheocasting operation were identified. ANSYS code was used to develop thermal finite element models of the reactor, in order to optimize the cooling channel configuration. Fluent code was used to explore the fundamental fluid flow phenomena in the CRP reactor. An optimized reactor design is proposed as a result of these analyses, along with recommendations for future work which could further improve and optimize the reactor for industrial use.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hogan, Patrick A.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D336M

Advisor

• Pan, Qingyue
• Apelian, Diran

Year

• 2006

Sponsor

• THT Presses

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright