Optimal design of a convergent-barrel cold spray nozzle by numerical method

Wen Ya Li, Hanlin Liao, Hong Tao Wang, Chang Jiu Li, Ga Zhang, C. Coddet

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Abstract

A convergent-barrel (CB) cold spray nozzle was designed through numerical simulation. It was found that the main factors influencing significantly particle velocity and temperature include the length and diameter of the barrel section, the nature of the accelerating gas and its pressure and temperature, and the particle size. Particles can achieve a relatively low velocity but a high temperature under the same gas pressure using a CB nozzle compared to a convergent-divergent (CD) nozzle. The experiment results with Cu powder using the designed CB nozzle confirmed that particle deposition can be realized under a lower gas pressure with a CB nozzle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)708-713
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume253
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cold spraying
  • Convergent-barrel nozzle
  • Copper coating
  • Numerical simulation
  • Optimal design

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