Prof. John Grandfield
Adjunct Professor
- Areas:
- High Temperature Processing
- Office:
- ATC732
- E-Mail:
- jgrandfield@swin.edu.au
- Campus:
- Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
Australia
Qualifications
- Bachelor Applied Science in Metallurgy, RMIT, 1982
4th year project: "The Kroll process for de–bismuthing of lead" - M.Sc. in Mathematical Modelling, Monash, 1994
Thesis: "Heat flow modelling of twin roll casting of aluminium." - Ph.D. in Materials Science, University of Queensland,2001
Dissertation: "Hot Tear Defect Formation in Horizontal Direct Chill Casting of Magnesium"
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests
- Melt refining (filtering and degassing) and casting of light metals
- Direct Chill casting
- Wheel and belt casting
- Open mould chain conveyor casting
- Mathematical modelling of continuous casting
- Discrete event modelling of plant layouts
- Commercialisation and Technology Transfer
- Melt oxidation and dross processing
- Industry Education & Technical Capability
- Benchmarking and auditing
- Light Metals Sustainability
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction
- Magnesium production by alumino–thermic reduction
- Impurity Control in Light Metals (two active projects on control of nickel and vanadium in aluminium with the HTP group)
- Stress analysis of DC casting
- Ingot Casting Safety
- Metals industry analysis
Commercialised Technology
- Patented open mould conveyor ingot casting technology for increased productivity and ingot quality
Partners: - Direct chill casting of crack prone high strength magnesium alloys
Partners:
TRAINING & CONFERENCE ORGANISATION
- Aluminium & Magnesium Cast House Technology
Presenter & Organiser, 1995 - Present- Aluminium Cast House Technology – Sth Africa, Bahrain, Australia
- Ingot Casting –Mozambique, Norway, Australia
- DC Casting Aluminium – Australia
- Wheel & Belt Casting - Australia
- DC Casting Magnesium – Canada, USA & UK
- Australian Aluminium Cast House Technology Conference
Chair, 2005,2007,2009,2011 - TMS Light Metals Cast shop Sessions
Chair 2002,2010,2011
Supervision of higher degree by research (HDR) (Current students)
| Name | Degree | Research Centre | Start year | Role | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Khaliq | Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Transition Metal Boride Formation in Al Melt | ||||||
| PhD | Faculty | 2009 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
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High Purity Aluminium ProductionThis project aims to develop new techniques for producing high purity aluminium from less pure sources.
Other Activities
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Director and Principle of Grandfield Technology Pty Ltd
a consulting and technology firm who´s clients include Australian, US, European, Gulf and African based aluminium and magnesium companies. Contact Details: ph +61 3 9005 1209, email: Grandfield Technology
Grandfield Technology provides the following services ---- Process problem solving such as defect control
- Cast house benchmarking and auditing studies
- Review of new casthouse proposals and upgrades
- Process costing studies
- Mathematical modelling of casting processes
- Technology reviews
- Technology development: GT can participate in fully funded or collaborative developments
- R&D program auditing: Dr Grandfield has managed R&D projects in both industry and government laboratories and gives an independent assessment of R&D programs.
- Cast House training courses: courses are targeted for each client audience and need
- Industry analysis: GT can undertake industry economic and strategic analysis including assessment of CO2 and climate change impact.
Grandfield Technology is a participant in the CAST cooperative research centre
Metals industry analysis is undertaken with Clark & Marron specialists in supply side analysis for non–ferrous metals and related commodities.
Selected Recent Publications
Book Chapters
- Grandfield, J, "Ingot casting and cast house metallurgy of aluminium and its alloys" in Fundamentals of aluminium metallurgy, R. Lumley ed. Woodhead publishing, 2011, ISBN: 1 84569 654 9, 864 pages.
Selected Papers
- Koltun, P, Tharumarajah, A, Grandfield, J, "Greenhouse emissions in primary aluminium smelter cast houses– a life cycle analysis", in Cast House Technology XI, Conference proceedings, Taylor, J, Grandfield, J, Prasad, A., Aluminium editors,Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2009, p 27. (Also published as Materials Science Forum Vol. 630)
- Grandfield, J, Taylor, J, "The impact of rising Ni and V levels in smelter grade aluminium and potential control strategies", in Cast House Technology XI, Conference proceedings, Taylor, J, Grandfield, J, Prasad, A., Aluminium editors, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2009, p129
- Poynnton, S, Brandt, M, Grandfield ,J, "The use of electromagnetic field for the detection of inclusions in aluminium", in Cast House Technology XI, Conference proceedings, Taylor, J, Grandfield, J, Prasad, A., editors, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2009, p155
- Nugyen V, Grandfield, J, Rohan P, Todd B, "Safety enhancement in ingot casting at Tomago aluminium", in Cast House Technology XI, Conference proceedings, Taylor, J, Grandfield, J, Prasad, A., Aluminium editors,Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2009, p235
- Turski, M., Grandfield, J., et al, "Computer modeling of DC casting magnesium alloy WE43 rolling slabs", Magnesium Technology 2010, TMS 2010, p333