Melting metal powder particles in an inductively coupled r.f. plasma torch |
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Authors: | Daniel Y. C. Wei Bakhtier Farouk Diran Apelian |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, 19104 Philadelphia, PA;(2) Department of Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering, Drexel University, 19104 Philadelphia, PA |
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Abstract: | A numerical model is developed for the prediction of melting metal powder particles in an inductively coupled r.f. plasma torch. The model is developed for dilute spray conditions where the gas phase flow is not affected by the loading condition. The governing equation for the gas phase flow contains the source terms from the electromagnetic field. The theoretical calculations have shown that particle thermal history and its velocity are greatly affected by the plasma operating conditions (i.e., carrier gas flow rate, injector location, and power level,etc.). Without the proper control of particle trajectories, particles may bounce around the fireball and exit the torch as unmelted or resolidified solid particles. With the insertion of an injector or injecting particles with a high carrier gas flow rate, the predictions show that even relatively small size particles can be directed into the fireball and maintained in the molten state before they impact on the substrate. Consequently, more uniform and dense deposits can be achieved. |
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