NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 9, 090503(2023)

Melting behavior of in-flight particles in supersonic plasma jets

Lei ZHANG1, Hongsheng CHEN2, Jianhe LIU1、*, Jiabin YANG1, Yunlong LIU1, and Jinde WU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Material Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
  • 2College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    (a) Computational model of plasma spraying with a de Laval nozzle, (b) In-flight particles simulation in the de Laval nozzle
    Velocity and temperature distribution of a plasma jet under different spraying parameters (a) Velocity distribution, (b) Temperature distribution
    Maximum velocity and temperature of plasma jet center under different spraying parameters
    Velocity (a) and temperature (b) distribution in plasma jet under different spraying parameters
    Velocity (a) and temperature (b) distribution of plasma jet and in-flight particles at different spraying distances
    Average velocities, temperatures, and drag forces of in-flight particles at different spraying distances
    Average velocity (a), temperature distributions (b), and drag force (c) of in-flight particles relative to spraying distance
    Schematic of melting state of in-flight particles
    • Table 1. Spray parameters of YSZ coatings

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      Table 1. Spray parameters of YSZ coatings

      喷涂参数

      Spraying parameter

      电流

      Current / A

      Ar流量

      Primary gas Ar / slpm

      H2流量

      Secondary gas H2 / slpm

      电压

      Voltage / V

      喷涂距离

      Stand-off distanceD / mm

      送粉率

      Feeding rate / g∙min-1

      功率

      Power / kW

      N1497142261431103071
      N2430140201311103556
      N332413016128904042
      N4300120101201105036
    • Table 2. Physical property parameters of YSZ particles[30]

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      Table 2. Physical property parameters of YSZ particles[30]

      喷涂粒子参数Spraying particle parameters数值Values
      粒子直径 Particle diameters / µm10~50
      送粉率 Feed rate / g∙min-130~50
      初始温度 Initial temperature / K300
      密度 Density / g∙cm-35.89
      比热容 Specific heat / J∙kg-1∙K-1580
      熔点温度 Melting temperature / K2 950
      热导率 Heat conductivity / W∙m-1∙K-12.0
    • Table 3. De Laval nozzle calculation model condition parameters[31]

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      Table 3. De Laval nozzle calculation model condition parameters[31]

      参数Parameters数值Values
      喷嘴出口直径 Nozzle outlet diameter / mm5.6
      喷嘴长度 Nozzle length / mm44
      外部计算环境的直径Diameter of the external computing environment / mm109.54
      外部计算环境长度Length of the external computing environment / mm250
      大气压 Atmospheric pressure / MPa0.1
      阴极热导率Thermal conductivity of cathode / W∙m-1∙K-1190
      阳极热导率Thermal conductivity of anode / W∙m-1∙K-1398
      主气入口 Primary gas inlet / K1 000
      送粉口入口 Powder inlet / K500
      阴极端面 Cathode face / K3 500
      阳极表面 Anode surface / K1 000
      出口 Outlet / K500
    • Table 4. Comparison of average monitoring and simulation results of velocities of in-flight particles

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      Table 4. Comparison of average monitoring and simulation results of velocities of in-flight particles

      喷涂参数Spraying parameters在线监测Monitoring results模拟计算Simulation results相对误差Relative error / %
      V / m∙s-1V / m∙s-1
      N149555312
      N249656915
      N345850610
      N44564856
    • Table 5. Comparison of average monitoring and simulation results of temperatures of in-flight particles

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      Table 5. Comparison of average monitoring and simulation results of temperatures of in-flight particles

      喷涂参数

      Spraying parameters

      在线监测Monitoring results模拟计算Simulation results相对误差Relative error / %
      T / KT / K
      N13 3023 5337
      N23 2223 4808
      N33 0553 1824
      N42 9793 1285
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    Lei ZHANG, Hongsheng CHEN, Jianhe LIU, Jiabin YANG, Yunlong LIU, Jinde WU. Melting behavior of in-flight particles in supersonic plasma jets[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(9): 090503

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 24, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 8, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.090503

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