Abstract
This paper describes a direct comparison of computer modelling predictions and experimental measurements of the spray dynamics, spray cooling and billet heat flow during spray forming of an Al4wt.%Cu alloy. The axial gas flow pattern is measured by phase Doppler anemometry, and the results are used in a numerical model to predict the velocities of a range of different sized Al4wt.%Cu droplets in the spray which are in reasonable agreement with Alwt.%Cu droplet velocities measured by phase Doppler anemometry. The spray solid fraction is then calculated by integration of individual droplet solid fractions over a measured droplet size distribution, and used in a numerical model of heat flow in the spray-formed billet. The resulting predictions are again in reasonable agreement with Al4wt.%Cu billet top surface temperatures measured by infrared thermal imaging during spray forming.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
