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A Design Study in Steel Castings - Steel Plates in BOP Valve                                        

Summary 
Steel Insert Plates for Blowout Preventer Valves

  • Solidification modeling was a critical factor in quickly developing a cost-effective casting approach and mold design for the steel insert plates.
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Ravi Anaparti at Pacific Steel Castings  Phone-- 510-525-9200
E-mail -- ranaparti@pacificsteel.com, Web Site = http://www.pacificsteel.com

Acknowledgment   --
The metalcasting design studies are a joint effort of the
Steel Founders' Society of America and the American Foundry Society.

Project funding was provided by the American Metalcasting Consortium Project, which
is sponsored by the
Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DLSC-T, Ft. Belvoir, VA, 22060-6221


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