Computational and Experimental Analysis of the Phenomenological Gas Flow Behavior and Particle Kinematics During Low Pressure Cold Spraying

Author(s):  
Rija Nirina Raoelison ◽  
Libin Lalu Koithara ◽  
Sophie Costil

Abstract In this paper; the phenomenological behaviour of gas flow and particles motion during cold spraying has been studied. Observations of particles behaviour show two features: a uniform jet over a short distance ahead of the nozzle exit and then; a progressive dispersion. These behaviours are explained using a computational analysis based on a direct numerical simulation of the gas flow and the kinematic interactions with the particles. The CFD computation demonstrates that the gas stream starts to be unstable inside the nozzle with more turbulence as it moves towards the exit of the nozzle. The flow is self-oscillated along the flow direction and drives the motion of the Cu particles outside the nozzle. The zone of gas flow instability does correspond to the zone of experimental particle dispersion. Outside the nozzle; the particles form a straight jet over a certain distance that corresponds to the zone of the experimental uniform particles jet. Then; they are deviated and become more and more dispersed towards a very sparse jet along the flow direction. This phenomenon is explained by a Magnus lift force that deviates the particles trajectory when the gas flow becomes highly turbulent while developing a vorticity shedding.

2021 ◽  
Vol 850 (1) ◽  
pp. 012011
Author(s):  
C J Thomas Renald ◽  
P Somasundaram ◽  
S Yuvaraj ◽  
K Karthikeyan

Abstract This paper focuseson the use of CFD in advancing the LPG/air blend development of a dual fueled IC engine (Diesel and LPG). LPG is introduced through a secondary gas tube to the intake duct of the engine, keeping up 45° point to the flow direction. The variations in the stream boundaries change the output of the engine. Thus there is apossibility for gas tube design to position it and to get an optimized performance. From the previous literatures, CFD tool can be utilized to streamline the gas flow boundaries to improve execution. Familiar programming has been utilized to tackle this issue and approved with trial results. The outcomes show that the streamlined flow boundaries by FLUENT demonstrate 3% improvement in performance of the engine and 11% decrease in NOx emission.


Author(s):  
Nikolay Ivanov ◽  
Vladimir V. Ris ◽  
Nikolay A. Tschur ◽  
Marina Zasimova
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  

Author(s):  
Frank T. Smith ◽  
Edward R. Johnson

A body of finite size is moving freely inside, and interacting with, a channel flow. The description of this unsteady interaction for a comparatively dense thin body moving slowly relative to flow at medium-to-high Reynolds number shows that an inviscid core problem with vorticity determines much, but not all, of the dominant response. It is found that the lift induced on a body of length comparable to the channel width leads to differences in flow direction upstream and downstream on the body scale which are smoothed out axially over a longer viscous length scale; the latter directly affects the change in flow directions. The change is such that in any symmetric incident flow the ratio of slopes is found to be cos ⁡ ( π / 7 ) , i.e. approximately 0.900969, independently of Reynolds number, wall shear stresses and velocity profile. The two axial scales determine the evolution of the body and the flow, always yielding instability. This unusual evolution and linear or nonlinear instability mechanism arise outside the conventional range of flow instability and are influenced substantially by the lateral positioning, length and axial velocity of the body.


Author(s):  
Ehsan Roohi ◽  
Masoud Darbandi ◽  
Vahid Mirjalili

The current research uses an unstructured direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method to numerically investigate supersonic and subsonic flow behavior in micro convergent–divergent nozzle over a wide range of rarefied regimes. The current unstructured DSMC solver has been suitably modified via using uniform distribution of particles, employing proper subcell geometry, and benefiting from an advanced molecular tracking algorithm. Using this solver, we study the effects of back pressure, gas/surface interactions (diffuse/specular reflections), and Knudsen number, on the flow field in micronozzles. We show that high viscous force manifesting in boundary layers prevents supersonic flow formation in the divergent section of nozzles as soon as the Knudsen number increases above a moderate magnitude. In order to accurately simulate subsonic flow at the nozzle outlet, it is necessary to add a buffer zone to the end of nozzle. If we apply the back pressure at the outlet, boundary layer separation is observed and a region of backward flow appears inside the boundary layer while the core region of inviscid flow experiences multiple shock-expansion waves. We also show that the wall boundary layer prevents forming shocks in the divergent part. Alternatively, Mach cores appear at the nozzle center followed by bow shocks and an expansion region.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 843-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Roy ◽  
D. Vo-Ngoc ◽  
D. N. Nguyen ◽  
P. Florent

The application of pneumatic metrology to control dimensional accuracy on machined parts is based on the measurement of gas flow resistance through a restricted section formed by a jet orifice placed at a small distance away from a machined surface. The backpressure, which is sensed and indicated by a pressure gauge, is calibrated to measure dimensional variations. It has been found that in some typical industrial applications, the nozzles are subject to fouling, e.g., dirt and oil deposits accumulate on their frontal areas, thus requiring more frequent calibration of the apparatus for reliable service. In this paper, a numerical and experimental analysis of the flow behavior in the region between an injection nozzle and a flat surface is presented. The analysis is based on the steady-state axisymmetric flow of an incompressible fluid. The governing equations, coupled with the appropriate boundary conditions, are solved using the SIMPLER algorithm. Results have shown that for the standard nozzle geometry used in industrial applications, an annular low-pressure separated flow area was found to exist near the frontal surface of the nozzle. The existence of this area is believed to be the cause of the nozzle fouling problem. A study of various alternate nozzle geometries has shown that this low-pressure recirculation area can be eliminated quite readily. Well-designed chamfered, rounded, and reduced frontal area nozzles have all reduced or eliminated the separated recirculation flow area. It has been noted, however, that rounded nozzles may adversely cause a reduction in apparatus sensitivity.


Author(s):  
KS Mu ◽  
ABH Kueh ◽  
PN Shek ◽  
MR Mohd Haniffah ◽  
BC Tan

Plates with leading-edge tubercles experience beneficially more gradual aerodynamics stalling when entering the post-stall regime. Little is known, however, about the corresponding aquatic flow responses when these tubercles-furnished plates are subjected to the maximal angle of attack, with the flow direction perpendicular to their planar area. Hence, this study presents numerically, by means of the flow behavior solver ANSYS, the flow responses alteration in terms of the geometrical effects of tubercles on plates through changes in amplitudes (5 mm, 10 mm, 15 mm) and wavelengths (50 mm, 100 mm, 150 mm) under the maximal angle of attack in comparison to a control case, i.e., without tubercles. Additional to the commonly examined flow velocity and pressure, characteristics such as wake (area, reattachment length, flow recirculation intensity) and newly defined downstream vortical parameters (area, perimeter, and Feret diameters) for the vortex region have been proposed and assessed. It is found that the drag increases with the tubercle wavelength but corresponds inversely with the tubercle amplitude. By correlating with the best beneficial velocity and pressure profiles, it has been characterized that the optimally performing plate is the one that generates the greatest flow recirculation intensity, wake area, and reattachment length, corresponding to the capability to produce also the highest vortical area, perimeter, and major Feret diameter. Compared to the control case, all plates with tubercles alter beneficially these flow behaviors. In conclusion, plates with tubercles contribute favorably to the flow behaviors under the maximal angle of attack compared to the control case while the newly proposed downstream parameters could serve capably as alternatives in corroborating the flow physics description in future studies.


Author(s):  
Tomomichi Nakamura ◽  
Shinichiro Hagiwara ◽  
Joji Yamada ◽  
Kenji Usuki

In-flow instability of tube arrays is a recent major issue in heat exchanger design since the event at a nuclear power plant in California [1]. In our previous tests [2], the effect of the pitch-to-diameter ratio on fluidelastic instability in triangular arrays is reported. This is one of the present major issues in the nuclear industry. However, tube arrays in some heat exchangers are arranged as a square array configuration. Then, it is important to study the in-flow instability on the case of square arrays. The in-flow fluidelastic instability of square arrays is investigated in this report. It was easy to observe the in-flow instability of triangular arrays, but not for square arrays. The pitch-to-diameter ratio, P/D, is changed from 1.2 to 1.5. In-flow fluidelastic instability was not observed in the in-flow direction. Contrarily, the transverse instability is observed in all cases including the case of a single flexible cylinder. The test results are finally reported including the comparison with the triangular arrays.


1965 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Saffman

It is shown that a sphere moving through a very viscous liquid with velocity V relative to a uniform simple shear, the translation velocity being parallel to the streamlines and measured relative to the streamline through the centre, experiences a lift force 81·2μVa2k½/v½ + smaller terms perpendicular to the flow direction, which acts to deflect the particle towards the streamlines moving in the direction opposite to V. Here, a denotes the radius of the sphere, κ the magnitude of the velocity gradient, and μ and v the viscosity and kinematic viscosity, respectively. The relevance of the result to the observations by Segrée & Silberberg (1962) of small spheres in Poiseuille flow is discussed briefly. Comments are also made about the problem of a sphere in a parabolic velocity profile and the functional dependence of the lift upon the parameters is obtained.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Shazly M. Duraia ◽  
G.W. Beall ◽  
Zulkhair A. Mansurov ◽  
Tatyana A. Shabanova ◽  
Ahmed E. Hannora

Elongated wire-like Zinc oxide, nanocombs and nanocrystals have been successfully synthesized on the silicon substrate from the metallic zinc as a starting material. The annealing temperature was as low as 450 ºC in argon atmosphere mixed with about 3% oxygen. Structural analysis using the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed that the existence of two phases; nanowires and crystalline form. Moreover some nanoparticles aggregates were noticed to be attached in the bulk to the sides of the ZnO nanocrystals and sometimes these aggregate attached to the Zinc oxide hexagonal crystal and grow to form nanowire at different angles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigations for the zinc oxide nanostructure on the silicon substrate showed the formation of the nanocrystals in the gas flow direction and at the low energy sites over the silicon substrate. Photoluminescence (PL) measurements, performed at the room temperature, showed the existence of two basic emissions: narrow ultraviolet (UV) emission at 398 nm which attributed to the near band edge emission of the wide band gap and a very wide, more intensive, green emission at 471 nm corresponds to the crystal defects such as vacancies, interstitial sites in ZnO.


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