(E= experimental, M = modeling, P = includes industrial plant data)
- numerical process modeling of fluid flow, heat transfer and related defects and microstructural distributions in vacuum arc remelting, electroslag remelting, and direct chill casting (M, P);
- Modeling macrosegregation during the vacuum arc remelting of a Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy (M);
- Predicting slag-metal interactions and skin formation in electroslag remelting (M);
- Flux entrapment and titanium nitride defects during electroslag remelting (E, P);
- Through-process modeling of industrial wrought Al alloy production, from direct chill casting to various heat treat processes (M, E);
- The effect of liquid metal distribution on the flow field and macrosegregation during direct chill casting (M, P);
- Horizontal direct chill casting (M);
- Prediction of heat transfer in high pressure die casting (M, E, P);
- Investment casting of superalloy parts with thin sections (E);
- Boron segregation and related hot shortness in continuously cast steel (E, M);
- Development and control of macrosegregation and shrinkage pipe in alloy solidification (M, E);
- Transport of grain-refined solid particles in direct chill casting, including grain attachment models (M, E, P);
- Uncertainty quantification in several solidification process models (M);
- Predictions of secondary phase dissolution during heat treatment of a Ni-Cr-Mo alloy (M, E)
- Microsegregation in multicomponent nickel and aluminum alloys (M, E);
- Homogenization microstructure development (M, E);
- Microstructural modeling of dendritic growth (M);
- Thermal spray deposition of ceramic thermal barrier coatings (M, E);
- Laser transformation hardening of Ti-6Al-4V (M, E);
- Multi-track laser hardening of AISI 4140 steel (M, E);
- Exergy destruction in a pyrometallurgical route to copper (M, E, P);
- Exergy optimization of Cowper stove operations in an iron blast furnace (M);