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Numerical modeling of a low temperature high velocity air fuel spraying process with injection of liquid and metal particles

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An analysis of a low temperature high velocity air fuel (LTHVAF) thermal spray process is presented using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The originality of the process lies in the injection of liquid (water) upstream of the powder injection to control to gas temperature and, therefore, the heat transfer to the injected particles. First, computation fluid dynamic techniques are implemented to solve the mass, momentum, and energy conservation equations in the gas phase. A turbulence model based on the renormalized group theory (RNG) is used for the turbulent flow field. The gas dynamic data are, then, used to model the behavior of the liquid droplets and particles in the gas flow field. The calculated results show that the liquid flow rate should range between 20 and 30 kg/h to achieve the optimal gas characteristics for particle treatment. They also show that particle velocity and temperature are strongly affected by particle size. At the gun exit, the particle velocity and temperature range between 700 and 300 m/s and between 900 and 400 K, respectively, for Cu and Ni particles with size distributions of 1 to 50 μm. As expected, the smaller particles have higher velocity and temperature. The metal coatings (Nickel and copper) produced by the LTHVAF spray process are characterized by low oxide content, low residual stresses, high deposition rates, and good bonding to the substrate.

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  1. Surface Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Research Institute of Hi-Tech, 710025, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

    X. Yuan & H. Wang

  2. Surface Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Research Institute of Hi-Tech, 710025, Hongqing Town, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

    G. Hou & B. Zha

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Yuan, X., Wang, H., Hou, G. et al. Numerical modeling of a low temperature high velocity air fuel spraying process with injection of liquid and metal particles. J Therm Spray Tech 15, 413–421 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1361/105996306X124428

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