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Numerical analysis of arc spray Zn-Al droplets in flight

  • Y. Q. Wang
  • , K. Sun
  • , H. Z. Zhou
  • , D. B. Zhu
  • , W. Z. Zhao
  • , B. H. Lu
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

An integral model for arc spray Zn-Al droplets in flight was developed using established theoretical principles of fluid mechanics, heat transmission and phase transformation. Mathematical models describe the interconnected processes of droplet-gas inter-actions in flight. The calculation result of Zn-Al droplets velocity and temperature shows that droplets velocity and temperature are function of flight distance and droplets diameter. Percentage of solid droplets in metal spray is a function of droplets size distribution. In flight distance (< 600 mm), depending on size and cooling rate, the droplets in metal spray are completely liquid, partially solidified, or completely solidified, the percentage of partially solidified, or completely solidified in metal spray do not exceed 2%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1083-1088
Number of pages6
JournalZhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals
Volume11
Issue number6
StatePublished - Dec 2001

Keywords

  • Arc spray
  • Numerical analysis
  • Temperature
  • Velocity

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