Ultrasonic Melt Processing: Progress, Applications, and Future Directions DOI Open Access
Shuang Yang, Yu Weng,

Zhao Qin

et al.

Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(3), P. 522 - 522

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Ultrasonic melt processing (UMP) has garnered significant attention from both academic and industrial communities as a promising solution to critical challenges in the metal casting industry. This technique offers clean, environmentally friendly, energy-efficient approach improving quality achieving structural refinement. However, due opaque nature of metals, understanding fundamental mechanisms governing interactions among ultrasonic bubbles, acoustic streaming, remains still challenging. review traces evolution UMP research, its inception mid-20th century recent advancements, with particular emphasis on application state-of-the-art synchrotron X-ray imaging computational modeling. These approaches have been instrumental unraveling complex, multiscale dynamics occurring across temporal spatial scales. Key findings various metallic alloy systems are critically reviewed, focusing new insights into cavitation growing solid phases different alloys. Additionally, discusses resulting phenomena, including grain refinement, fragmentation, mitigation solidification defects, detail. The concludes by identifying research gaps emerging trends, underscoring indispensable role situ studies robust theoretical frameworks advancing UMP. developments poised reshape future innovation materials science engineering.

Language: Английский

Trends and Opportunities in Sustainable Manufacturing: A Systematic Review of Key Dimensions from 2019 to 2024 DOI Open Access
Antonius Setyadi,

Sundari Soekotjo,

Setyani Dwi Lestari

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 789 - 789

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Purpose: This systematic literature review analyzes trends, key findings, and research opportunities in manufacturing sustainability from 2019 to 2024, with a focus on the integration of emerging technologies socio-economic dimensions. Methodology: 181 publications was conducted, emphasizing technological advancements, gaps, influence global events sustainable manufacturing. Findings: highlights: (1) shift towards advanced like AI-driven circular economy solutions, digital twins, blockchain, which have demonstrated potential reduce energy consumption by 30% decrease material waste 20%, significantly enhancing outcomes; (2) persistent gaps addressing social, policy, regulatory dimensions; (3) role COVID-19 pandemic accelerating transformation reshaping priorities. Key findings also include PT Indocement achieving cumulative 35% reduction natural gas through sustained optimization initiatives 12% increase adoption among SMEs developing regions. Practical implications: strategic recommendations are provided for industry, policymakers, academics address regional disparities, ensuring 50% rates inclusive within regions over next five years, align efforts contexts. Originality: this presents comprehensive analysis current actionable insights, critical areas future research, highlighting that organizations adopting AI blockchain report up 25% improvement operational sustainability.

Language: Английский

Citations

1
Prioritizing Key Internal Strategic Factors for Long-term Competitiveness of Medium-sized Shipyards using the DEMATEL-ANP Method DOI Creative Commons
Mohamad Imron Mustajib,

Buana Ma’ruf,

Satrio Samudro Aji Basuki

et al.

Results in Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25, P. 103996 - 103996

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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0
Ultrasonic Melt Processing: Progress, Applications, and Future Directions DOI Open Access
Shuang Yang, Yu Weng,

Zhao Qin

et al.

Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(3), P. 522 - 522

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Ultrasonic melt processing (UMP) has garnered significant attention from both academic and industrial communities as a promising solution to critical challenges in the metal casting industry. This technique offers clean, environmentally friendly, energy-efficient approach improving quality achieving structural refinement. However, due opaque nature of metals, understanding fundamental mechanisms governing interactions among ultrasonic bubbles, acoustic streaming, remains still challenging. review traces evolution UMP research, its inception mid-20th century recent advancements, with particular emphasis on application state-of-the-art synchrotron X-ray imaging computational modeling. These approaches have been instrumental unraveling complex, multiscale dynamics occurring across temporal spatial scales. Key findings various metallic alloy systems are critically reviewed, focusing new insights into cavitation growing solid phases different alloys. Additionally, discusses resulting phenomena, including grain refinement, fragmentation, mitigation solidification defects, detail. The concludes by identifying research gaps emerging trends, underscoring indispensable role situ studies robust theoretical frameworks advancing UMP. developments poised reshape future innovation materials science engineering.

Language: Английский

Citations

0