Gilles Dour

TL;DR: In this article, a robust sensor suitable for determining heat flow and heat transfer coefficient in high pressure die casting is presented, together with a design methodology for the sensor and the conclusions of this analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, an analytical model is proposed to predict the time varying thermal conductance at the casting-die interface during solidification of light alloys during high pressure die casting, where the topography of the interface between the casting and the die is included in the model through the inclusion of solid surface roughness parameters and the mean trapped air layer at the interface.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical model has been developed to quantify and predict the Thermal Contact Resistance (TCR) at the liquid-solid interface through the inclusion of solid surface roughness parameters and the mean trapped air layer at the interface.

TL;DR: In this article, the interaction between thermal fatigue and aluminizing and/or oxidation was investigated using an experimental approach based on decoupling of mechanisms, where both virgin and pre-aluminized steel specimens were tested in air and nitrogen between 100 and 650°C.

TL;DR: A non destructive and semi-automatic method is developed to assess and evaluate the two-dimensional crack pattern initiated on the oxide scale layer formed on the specimen surface and to follow its evolution.