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Item Experimental studies of flow patterns of different fluids in a partially filled rotating cylinder(Isfahan University of Technology, 2009) Mukunda, P.G.; Rao, S.; Kiran Aithal, A.S.; Shrikantha, S.R.An attempt has been made to investigate the various parameters affecting the fluid behaviour, partially filled in a rotating cylinder. When the cylinder is rotating at 'high' speed, a liquid forms a hollow cylinder. Different patterns are observed in the fluids for the rotatioal speeds below a critical speed. This study should give us some insight into molten metal behaviour during centrifugal casting. An extensive experimental investigation is required to obtain an appropriate functional relationship by knowing and understanding some dimensionless parameters. Here the effect of dimensionless parameters ? (which is 2 g/?2d, where g, ? and d denotes gravitational acceleration, container rotation rate and inner diameter of liquid cylinder) and G (number of times the gravity) was studied as variation of rotation speed, viscosity and aspect ratio of the mould.Item Inference of optimal speed for sound centrifugal casting of tin(Metallurgical Society of CIM, 2009) Mukunda, P.G.; Rao, S.; Rao, S.S.During centrifugal casting when a mould is rotated at low and very high speeds, defects are found in the final castings. Obtaining the critical speed for sound castings should not be a matter of guessing but based on experience. The defects in the casting are mainly due to the behaviour of the molten metal during the teeming and solidification process. The motion of molten metal at various speeds and its effect during casting are addressed in this paper. Tin is taken as an experiment fluid and its performance during various rotational speeds is discussed. The microstructures and hardness of all the castings are also investigated. © Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.Item Influence of rotational speed of centrifugal casting process on appearance, microstructure, and sliding wear behaviour of Al-2Si cast alloy(Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, 2010) Mukunda, P.G.; Rao, S.; Rao, S.S.Although the manner in which the molten metal flows plays a major role in the formation of the uniform cylinder in centrifugal casting, not much information is available on this topic. The flow in the molten metal differs at various rotational speeds, which in turn affects the final casting. In this paper, the influence of the flow of molten metal of hyper eutectic Al-2Si alloys at various rotational speeds is discussed. At an optimum speed of 800 rpm, a uniform cylinder was formed. For the rotational speeds below and above these speeds, an irregular shaped casting was formed, which is mainly due to the influence of melt. Primary á-Al particles were formed in the tube periphery at low rotational speed, and their sizes and shapes were altered with changes in rotational speeds. The wear test for the inner surface of the casting showed better wear properties for the casting prepared at the optimum speed of rotation. © KIM and Springer.Item Influence of teeming temperature of molten tin in centrifugal casting(2010) Mukunda, P.G.; Shrikantha, S.R.; Rao, S.; Kiran Aithal, A.S.During centrifugal casting, when a mould is rotated at very low and very high speeds, defects are found in the final castings. Obtaining the critical speed for sound castings should not be a matter of guess or based on experience. The defects in the casting are mainly due to the behaviour of the molten metal during teeming and solidification process. The studies of melt flow in partially filled rotating cylinders have indicated many features, which were not mentioned in the literatures of centrifugal casting. Motion of molten metal at various speeds and its effect during casting are addressed in this paper. Molten tin has been taken for the experiments, and its behaviour during various rotational speeds is explained. © 2010 W. S. Maney & Son Ltd.