TY - JOUR N2 - The article presents analysis of the influence of ingate size on the Lost Foam casting process. In particular, analysis of simulation tests has been carried out to determine the ingate size influence on the rate of filling of the mould cavity, pressure in the gas gap and size of the gas gap. A specially prepared mathematical model of the process and an original calculation algorithm were used in simulation tests of full-mould casting. The tests have indicated that the increase of the ingate size results in the increase of filling rate and increase of pressure of gases in the gas gap. However, significant influence on mould cavity filling occurs only when the ingate size is less than ~1 cm2. . L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/86657/PDF/33_paper.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/86657 PY - 2012 IS - No 2 DO - 10.2478/v10266-012-0058-1 KW - Foundry engineering KW - Lost Foam KW - EPS Models KW - Protective Coating A1 - Pacyniak, T. A1 - Kaczorowski, R. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences DA - 2012 T1 - The Influence of Ingate Size on the Lost Foam Casting Process UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/86657 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -