Application of CFD for Analyzing Quenching and Quench System Design

Presented at Quenching and Control of Distortion in Heat Treated Gears
Milwaukee, WI - September 2008.

Author:
Andrew L. Banka, P.E., Airflow Sciences Corporation

Abstract:

As the final step in the heat treating process, quenching plays a major role in the resultant quality of heat treated parts. Too often, however, little attention is given to the design and operation of quench processes, resulting in variations in quench rate that lead to part variability, residual stress, and distortion.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) provides a method of analyzing existing quench operations, developing improvements to those operations, and developing new quench facilities. Examples of quench tank simulations are provided, including the required data, details of set-up, and typical results.

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