Problem:
Generate a computer code to simulate the following solidification situation during a casting process:
The material is a well-known polymer known as PEEK (polyetheretherketone). The properties of this material are as follows:
k = 0.251 W/mK, ρ = 1262 kg/m3 Cps = Cpi = 1339 J/kgK
hs = CpsTs = 807,417 J/kg, hl = CplTl = 827,502 J/kg
Assume that Tinitial = 670 K everywhere (the pouring temperature) and that at time = 0 the wall temperatures on walls AB, BC, AD, and DCare set to Twall = 300 K (the mold temperature). Study this solidification problem numerically, and hand in the following:
• A copy of your source code
• Plots of Tcenter versus time and Tp versus time
• The total solidification time and final point of solidification within the product.
• Contour plots of solidus and liquidus interfaces for a selected time.
• A plot showing the temporal progression of solidus interface fronts during the casting process.