Abstract
Computational fluid dynamics simulations incorporating supersonic turbulent gas flow models and a droplet breakup model are performed to study supersonic gas atomization for producing micron-sized metal powder particles. Generally such atomization occurs in two stages: a primary breakup and a secondary breakup. Since the final droplet size is primarily determined by the secondary breakup, parent droplets of certain sizes (1 to 5 mm) typically resulting from the primary breakup are released at the corner of the nozzle and undergo the secondary breakup. A comparison of flow patterns with and without the introduction of a liquid melt clearly indicates that the mass loading effect is quite significant as a result of the gas–droplet interactions. The flow pattern change reasonably explains why the final droplets have a bimodal mass size distribution. The transient size changes of the droplets are well described by the behavior of the Weber number. The present results based on the 1 mm parent droplets best fit previous experimental results. Moreover, the effects of inlet gas pressure and temperature are investigated in an attempt to further reduce droplet size.
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