?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F263%2F&rft.title=Modeling+and+simulation+of+phase-transitions+in+multicomponent+aluminum+alloy+casting&rft.creator=ten+Cate%2C+Andreas&rft.creator=Geurts%2C+Bernard+J.&rft.creator=Muskulus%2C+Michael&rft.creator=Koster%2C+Daniel&rft.creator=Muntean%2C+Adrian&rft.creator=van+Opheusden%2C+Joost&rft.creator=Peschansky%2C+Alex&rft.creator=Vreman%2C+Bert&rft.creator=Zegeling%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Materials&rft.description=The+casting+process+of+aluminum+products+involves+the+spatial+distribution+of+alloying+elements.+It+is+essential+that+these+elements+are+uniformly+distributed+in+order+to+guarantee+reliable+and+consistent+products.+This+requires+a+good+understanding+of+the+main+physical+mechanisms+that+affect+the+solidification%2C+in+particular+the+thermodynamic+description+and+its+coupling+to+the+transport+processes+of+heat+and+mass+that+take+place.+The+continuum+modeling+is+reviewed+and+methods+for+handling+the+thermodynamics+component+of+multi-element+alloys+are+proposed.+Savings+in+data-storage+and+computing+costs+on+the+order+of+100+or+more+appear+possible%2C+when+a+combination+of+data-reduction+and+data-representation+methods+is+used.+To+test+the+new+approach+a+simplified+model+was+proposed+and+shown+to+qualitatively+capture+the+evolving+solidification+front.&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F263%2F1%2Fcorus.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F263%2F2%2Fcorus-report.pdf&rft.identifier=++ten+Cate%2C+Andreas+and+Geurts%2C+Bernard+J.+and+Muskulus%2C+Michael+and+Koster%2C+Daniel+and+Muntean%2C+Adrian+and+van+Opheusden%2C+Joost+and+Peschansky%2C+Alex+and+Vreman%2C+Bert+and+Zegeling%2C+Paul++(2008)+Modeling+and+simulation+of+phase-transitions+in+multicomponent+aluminum+alloy+casting.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++