L3-MFG-CAST-COOL
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Level 3 · hardware
Casting Cooling Station
Controlled Cooling Station with Demold Robotics
Controlled cooling station with active or passive cooling regimes ensuring proper microstructure, followed by robotic demolding.
Purpose
Controlled cooling station with active or passive cooling regimes ensuring proper microstructure, followed by robotic demolding.
Context
Child of L2-MFG-CAST within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Cooling rate determines microstructure (annealed, normalised, rapid)
- ▸L1-TCS coolant interface for active control
- ▸Per-alloy cooling profile
- ▸Robotic demolding via L1-ROB after solidification
- ▸QC via L3-MFG-QC after demold
Typical implementations
- ▸Industrial casting cooling stations
- ▸Aerospace controlled-cooling heritage
- ▸Foundry post-pour processing
Lunar considerations
- ▸Cooling profile critical for properties
- ▸Robotic demolding standardised
- ▸Recovered sand to L1-WMS or remold
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | Controlled cooling station with active or passive cooling regimes ensuring proper microstructure, followed by robotic demolding. |
| cooling rate range c per min | 1, 100 |
Physical
| mass kg | 30 |
| materials | Cooling rack, L1-TCS coolant interface |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 50 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 20 |
| mtbf hours | 50000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Solidified parts for QC
Requires
- Filled molds
- Coolant for active cooling
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "Casting Cooling Station" (L3-MFG-CAST-COOL). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-MFG-CAST-COOL
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