Tytuł artykułu

Optimizing the Placement of Gates and Dimensioning their Size in an Aluminium Alloy Casting

Tytuł czasopisma

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Rocznik

Accepted articles

Autorzy

Dobiašovská, K. ; Radkovský, F.

Afiliacje

Dobiašovská, K. : VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic ; Radkovský, F. : VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Słowa kluczowe

Aluminium alloy ; Gate system ; Simulation ; Optimization ; Sand mold

Wydział PAN

Nauki Techniczne

Wydawca

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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23.07.2025

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Article

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DOI: 10.24425/afe.2025.155361 ; eISSN 2299-2944