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What factors determine the success of pouring molten metal into a mold?
What factors determine the success of pouring molten metal into a mold?
- Metal composition, metal density, metal viscosity
- Mold material, mold size, mold shape
- Pouring pressure, pouring velocity, pouring volume
- Pouring temperature, pouring rate, turbulence (correct)
What principle is Bernoulli's theorem based on?
What principle is Bernoulli's theorem based on?
- Newton's laws of motion
- Ideal gas law
- Conservation of energy (correct)
- Conservation of mass
What does the variable 'h' represent in the equation of Bernoulli's theorem?
What does the variable 'h' represent in the equation of Bernoulli's theorem?
- Pressure at elevation
- Velocity of the fluid
- Frictional losses in a fluid system
- Elevation (correct)
What is the relationship described by the sprue profile?
What is the relationship described by the sprue profile?
What does conservation of energy require in the context of mold filling time?
What does conservation of energy require in the context of mold filling time?