This article introduces a series of six online accessible articles on the casting process, all containing animated demonstrations or simulation results. The articles in the series include:

* “Casting Process Simulation and Visualization: A JOM-e Perspective,” by B.G. Thomas
* “The Mold Filling and Solidification of a Complex Foundry Casting,” by S.G.R. Brown et al.
* “The Multiphysics Modeling of Solidification and Melting Processes,” by M. Cross et al.
* “The Numerical Simulation of Continuous and Investment Casting,” by P. Thevoz et al.
* “Transient Fluid Flow in a Continuous Steel-Slab Casting Mold,” by B.G. Thomas et al.
* “The Observation of Coalescence and Hot Tear Formation in Organic Alloys,” by P.-D. Grasso et al.
* “Analyzing Casting Problems by the On-line Monitoring of Continuous Casting Mold Temperatures,”
by P. Hemy et al.

CITATION: Thomas, B.G., “Casting Process Simulation and Visualization: A JOM-e Perspective,” JOM-e January 2002.

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