COURSE SYLLABUS
Cast Design and Calculation, 3 credits
Gjutdesign och kalkylering, 3 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Spring 2023
| Course Code: | TGKS26 |
| Confirmed by: | Dean Mar 1, 2016 |
| Revised by: | Director of Education Oct 28, 2021 |
| Valid From: | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Version: | 2 |
| Education Cycle: | Second-cycle level |
| Disciplinary domain: | Technology (95%) and social sciences (5%)
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| Subject group: | MA2
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| Specialised in: | A1F
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| Main field of study: | Product Development |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
After a successful course, the student shall
Knowledge and understanding
- demonstrate comprehension of factors that control the economic and environmental cost of castings
- display knowledge of how a casting should be designed to enable cost and material efficient manufacturing
- show familiarity with advanced product development methods as Finite Element Analyses and Topology optimization
Skills and abilities
- demonstrate the ability to apply basic and advanced methods for design and manufacturing of castings with a low economic and environmental cost
Judgement and approach
- demonstrate an understanding of important factors that affects the economic cost and the environmental impact of a casting and a foundry
Contents
The course aims to provide knowledge about how to design castings and casting processes in order to provide optimal functionality at a low economical cost and environmental impact. The students will learn about drivers for economic cost and environmental impact in a casting and in a foundry. Design and product development methods are introduced, both basic methods and advanced computer based simulation methods as Finite Element Analyses and Topology Optimization.
The course includes the following topics:
- Drivers of economic and environmental cost in a casting and in a foundry
- Basic design rules and casting process simulations
- Product development and simulation methods
- Advanced product development and structural optimization methods
Type of instruction
The teachings consists of lectures and assignments.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
Passed courses at least 90 credits within the major subject in Mechanical Engineering, and 21 credits Mathematics and Component Casting, 6 credits, Manufacturing Technology, 9 credits, and Failure Analysis, 6 credits, and English Language requirements corresponding to English 6 or English B in the Swedish upper secondary school (or the equivalent).
Examination and grades
The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.
The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.
Registration of examination:
| Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
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| Examination | 3 credits | 5/4/3/U |
Course literature
The literature list for the course will be provided 8 weeks before the course starts.
Recommended literature:
“Design of Experiments: Principles and Applications” by L. Eriksson.
