CD-adapco STAR-Cast v11.02

CD-adapco has announced the availability of STAR-Cast v11.02, the casting simulation add-on for STAR-CCM+. STAR-Cast features a high-pressure die-casting module, providing casting engineers with a user-friendly tool for designing strong, light and high-quality casted parts.

High-pressure die casting is a fast and inexpensive process for the mass manufacturing of precision components, resulting in good dimensional accuracy and requiring minimal machining. However, defects such as gas inclusions and misruns are hard to control and remain a challenge. This process has traditionally also been difficult to simulate due to the complexity of the physical processes, including multiphase flows consisting of both melt and gas.

STAR-Cast is a casting simulation software resulting from a partnership between Access eV and CD-adapco. Drawing on CD-adapco’s expertise in thermal fluid simulation and Access’s experience in casting and metallurgy, STAR-Cast integrates CAE technology with the detailed models required for casting, enabling accurate simulation of interactions between molten metal and air. By resolving all the physics at once, engineers can now get a better understanding of the complete high-pressure die-casting process using STAR-Cast v11.02 and discover better designs, faster.

In addition to the high-pressure die-casting module, STAR-Cast v11.02 incorporates enhancements that streamline simulation workflow and increase productivity for casting simulations in general, including overall improvement of the user experience, streamlining the set-up of casting processes. Star-Cast v11.02 now also offers easier material handling and manipulation, including a material database builder for the integration of proprietary materials.