5.79 Pure aluminum is being poured into a sand
mold. The metal level in the pouring basin is
10 in. above the metal level in the mold, and
the runner is circular with a 0.4 in. diameter.
What is the velocity and rate of the flow of the
metal into the mold? Is the flow turbulent or
laminar?
would occur with the normal case of a pouring
basin on top of the sprue with a large cross-
sectional area), then v1= 0. The velocity at
Pure aluminum has a density of 2700 kg/m3
m),
ameter should be decreased to bring Re below
20,000 or so.
5.80 For the sprue described in Problem 5.79, what
runner diameter is needed to ensure a Reynolds
number of 2000? How long will a 20 in3casting
take to fill with such a runner?
= 0.0266 in3/sec
This means that a 20 in3casting would take 753
5.81 How long would it take for the sprue in Problem
5.79 to feed a casting with a square cross-section
of 6 in. per side and a height of 4 in.? Assume
in2. The velocity will change as the mold fills,
because the pouring basin height above the
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