TY - JOUR
T1 - 3D Simulation of the plasma jet in thermal plasma spraying
AU - Qunbo, Fan
AU - Lu, Wang
AU - Fuchi, Wang
PY - 2005/8/1
Y1 - 2005/8/1
N2 - In this paper, a continuous medium model and the k-ε turbulence formulations are employed to predict the plasma velocity, plasma temperature and argon molar concentration fields in three-dimensional (3D) space. Some important 3D information, such as the 3D continuous isothermal lines, isovelocity lines and the 3D appearance of the plasma jet, are described. This is hard to obtain directly using a 2D scheme. The calculated results will be theoretically helpful for further analysis of the temperature history and trajectories of the entrained particles, particle molten status in the plasma jet, and the deposition of the coatings.
AB - In this paper, a continuous medium model and the k-ε turbulence formulations are employed to predict the plasma velocity, plasma temperature and argon molar concentration fields in three-dimensional (3D) space. Some important 3D information, such as the 3D continuous isothermal lines, isovelocity lines and the 3D appearance of the plasma jet, are described. This is hard to obtain directly using a 2D scheme. The calculated results will be theoretically helpful for further analysis of the temperature history and trajectories of the entrained particles, particle molten status in the plasma jet, and the deposition of the coatings.
KW - 3D simulation
KW - Plasma jet
KW - Thermal plasma spraying
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=22944469080&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.08.022
DO - 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.08.022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:22944469080
SN - 0924-0136
VL - 166
SP - 224
EP - 229
JO - Journal of Materials Processing Technology
JF - Journal of Materials Processing Technology
IS - 2
ER -