The research and development of casting solidification process are resumed, the model of the Finite Element Method (FEM) temperature field are introduced and present research and problem of solidification process modeling are put forward in this paper.

• 本文概述了铸件凝固过程数值模拟与应用的研究进展，介绍了温度场有限单元法数值模拟的模型，提出了目前凝固过程数值模拟的基本内容和需要解决的问题。