NovaFlow&Solid

What is NovaFlow&Solid?

NovaFlow & Solid is a mold filling and solidification simulation package based on advanced fluid flow and heat transfer theories.

Most casting methods on the market can be simulated, such as gravity sand casting, gravity permanent mold, pressure casting, high pressure casting, pressure casting, lost wax method, tilt leakage and lost foam process. Commercial alloys can be simulated, such as cast and datile iron, steel, aluminum alloys, copper, zinc and magnesium alloys, super alloys, all kinds of mold and core materials on the market and exothermic materials, as well as chills.

Key features and benefits

Volume control mesh technology also known as limit method or finite volume difference. This is undoubtedly the biggest advantage of this software - here's why:

• Multiple materials can be in a single mesh element.
• The mesh is simple and mostly automated
• Control Volume Meshing (CVM) has become the standard for superior Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD).

Database calibration with real plant alloy information using the NovaCast Adaptive Thermal Analysis (ATAS) system. With this system, you can measure the cooling curves of the samples from their actual melts and simply use a calibration function that will update the NovaFlow & Solid database with the exact solidus, liquidus and density vs. temperature curve of your specific alloy.

Save temperature distribution after filling and load into a different mesh to solidify. For example, you can use a rough mesh to fill to get a reasonable estimate of the temperature distribution at the end of the fill, and then refine the mesh and load the saved temperature distribution into the new mesh model for accurate solidification results. Currently, this works automatically if specified before the simulation.

Multiple mesh - use different mesh during filling and solidification

Microstructure - Average values of austenite, graphite and cementmentite for cast iron

Retraction forecast for cast irons taking into account graphite precipitation

High pressure casting - Simulates cold and hot chamber methods

Full multi-core support at no additional cost.

Advanced leak functionality:

• Multiple inflow points can be defined individually according to a variety of methods
• Parameter inputs are available for leakage over the lip, lower leak shell and influx due to the fixed influx area (full leak basin).
• No pressure will be generated due to a full supply system (the flow rate through the choke is less than the set inflow rate). NovaFlow & Solid will adjust flow to avoid overfilling or unrealistic pressure due to a full supply system.
• Mobile piston filling for high pressure pressure casting simulations can be done for all simulations with only 30% to 50% longer.

Adjustable gravity effect during porosity formation - alloys with strong skin formation tend to form porosity internally, as opposed to the upper surface (funnel pipe). This property can be adjusted/calibrated in NovaFlow & Solid.

Gas flow calculation - ability to calculate and show the effect of gas (in the actual flow pattern, not just as a criterion) on mold heating and construction pressure, providing a true multiphase flow solution.

Built-in method calculation - Two expert systems that will calculate the size, position and feed of the feeder according to standard rules are incorporated into the software to help the smelter find an initial design calculation.

Number of productive tools for the best understandable visualization of results, such as automatic film generation and automatic report generator.

Industrial Applications

This software is already very popular in foundries that produce non-ferrous or ferrous foundries. NovaCast solutions are also very applicable and are widely adopted by any industry that requires a casting simulation solution.

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768