Bidirectional coupling of jet plume and particles in a plasma spraying process
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https://doi.org/10.14311/ppt.2025.3.186Keywords:
plasma spraying, modelling, plasma jet, particle tracing, bidirectional couplingAbstract
In previous studies of plasma spraying, a plasma jet was considered as a constant background in which particles are fed to be heated, molten and deposited on a target. This assumption is well justified for low feeding rates. At high rates, the particles can affect the plasma jet. This effect is studied here in terms of a bidirectional interaction between the plasma jet and the injected particles. The influence on the jet temperature and velocity in the plume, and the resulting coating is analysed.
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