About
CAP
CAP (or Casting Analysis Program)
is a 3-D finite element analysis program that simulates heat transfer
and solidification. It was concieved with die-casting in mind,
but the code is so robust and flexible that it can be adapted to any
other process by the user. Sand casting, semi-permanent mold,
investment, lowpressure, squeeze, and SSM are all processes CAP can simulate with ease.
What
does CAP do?
CAP's specialty is the ability to
perform a multi-cyclic analysis. CAP
performs calculations so efficiently that many cycles of a
manufacturing process (10 or more, however many you need) can be
performed within hours. This way you can ensure that your
simulations have reached a steady state condition all while giving you
results in a timely fashion.
CAP results allow you to
examine the thermal conditions of not only the casting, but of the Die
as well. The solidification pattern
of the casting can be easily visualized. The
location of probable shrinkage defects can be predicted easily with
high accuracy.
Casting Surface
Temperatures
Thermal
Simulation
Thermal Image
Special thanks to Madison
Kipp
CAP results have been verified
time and again. CAP simulation results are compared regularly with
thermal images of the actual die. As you
can see from above, the comparison is quite close.
Contact EKK today and get the
most powerful thermal simulation tool in existence working for you.