Rapid die preheating using a high-power infrared lamp array
Maldonado, Luis 1Shi, Carl 1Sinclair, Collin 1Vian, Corey 2Ostanek, Jason1
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作者信息
1. Purdue Univ
2. Stellantis Kokomo Casting Plant
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Abstract
High pressure die casting (HPDC) is a highly violent process that causes significant wear on the die from chemical attacks and from repeated cycling at high pressure and temperature. In practice, HPDC dies are usually preheated by injecting aluminum into the die as warm-up shots. Although warm-up shots transfer heat into the die at a high rate, the warm-up shots are often rejected as scrap due to defects caused by the lower-than-optimal die temperature. The present work aims to develop an auxiliary heating system using an array of high-power, electric infrared lamps to preheat an HPDC die. The potential advantage of this method is a reduction in scrap material and a reduction in thermal cycles on the casting die. Experiments were conducted to quantify the heating rate for various infrared electric heater configurations. A numerical model was also developed to simulate the radiation heat transfer from the lamp array to the die. The model was validated against experiments and subsequently used to optimize the configuration of the heater. The heating system was improved by adding a small radiation shield to minimize hot spots on protruding surfaces while still maintaining a fast heating time. The validated numerical model can be used in the future to develop custom heater solutions for different die geometries.
Key words
Heat transfer/Thermal radiation/Monte Carlo method/Die casting/ELECTRIC IR HEATER/TEMPERATURE/TRANSIENT
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Elsevier