We used the nonlinear hydrodynamic model of the motion of molten flows to determine the basic geometric characteristics of the resulting coatings in a laser experiment. To test the capabilities of the developed algorithm, a series of calculations was performed for various values of Reynolds numbers (Re) and certain sizes of the computational domains with several cavities with different configurations. The influence of the channel geometry is clearly noticeable in the case of a deep depression. The direction of motion of different structures (e.g. the vortex) was predicted. Using the convection model, we estimate the temperature field and velocity distribution in the system under consideration for various initial conditions and experimental regimes selected. The profile of the arising island on the surface was modeled by a scaling computational domain with the number of particles N = pS, where the parameter p – determined the viscosity of melted material, and S - the area of the computational domain. The influences of the two key parameters, i.e. probability of adhesion (sc) and viscosity (p), on the obtained surface profile of materials can be estimated by our approach, and result in different deposition images, being finally principal for functional characteristics of the samples under the specific regimes of laser treatment.
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