  The solidification behavior of liquid metal in a container under rapid
cooling process is one of the major concerns to be analyzed. In order to
analyze its fundamental behavior, a three- dimensional (3D) fluid dynamics
simulation was developed using a particle-based method, known as the smoothed
particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method. Governing equations that determine the
fluid motion and heat transfer involving phase change process are solved by
discretizing their gradient and Laplacian term with the moving particles and
calculating the interaction with its neighboring particles. The results
demonstrate that the SPH mehod can successfully reproduce the behavior and
defect prediction of liquid metal solidification process.
