Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3.044 Materials Processing- Spring 2012

Exam II

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Rules:

I) No books allowed; no computers allowed; etc.

2) A simple calculator is allowed

3) Two hand written 3x5 index cards may be prepared as a crutch.

4) Complete 5 out of the 6 problems. If you do more than 5 problems, I will grade the first
5 that are not crossed out.

5) Make sure that you READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY

6) Supplementary materials are attached to the end of the test (eqns., etc.)

7) WRITE YOUR NAME HERE:

 Problem #1: A Continuous Casting is Subjected to Scrutiny Following Some Concerns
About the Stability of the Solidification Front

In this problem, you will explain the following statement:

If we continuously cast a thick section ofa binary alloy, the solidification begins in a stable
plane front mode, but later transitions into an unstable, dendritic growth mode.

Part A:

Even though the solid and liquid have about the same 'k' (thermal conductivity), the resistances,
or conductances, of these two components are different. Compare the thermal conduction in the
liquid and solid of a continuously-cast alloy for the early stages of casting, when we are still in
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 Problem #3: Go With the Co-Flow

Imagtne our classical two-parallel-plates-in-shear situation, but now there is not a single fluid
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3. Write the conditions under which you can neglect the first, under which you can
neglect the second, and under which you can neglect both

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 Problem #5: Laminar, Laminar, Laminar, Turbulent

Consider a transient flow problem: we have parallel plates separated by 1 em, and we will shear
a film of water between them beginning at timet= 0. The velocity of the upper plate (relative to
the bottom, fixed, plate) is 1 m/s. Water properties: J.l = 10"3 Pa-s, p = I 000 kg/m 3.

1 Part A: Before we think about the transient problem, let's think about the steady state, a long
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The profile is NOT parabolic· it is "snubbier" than

classical laminar flow analysls. would normally be expected from our

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parabolic? er m ormatiOn, can you explain why the flow profile is not

Explain several possible answers to this question : h . . .

would lead to a "snubbier" flow profile , m eac case explammg how the stated answer

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