The quality and efficiency of laser-aided direct metal deposition largely depends on the powder stream structure below the nozzle. Numerical modeling of the powder concentration distribution is complex due to the complex phenomena involved in the two-phase turbulence flow. In this paper, the gravity-driven powder flow is studied along with powder properties, nozzle geometries, and shielding gas settings. A 3-D numerical model is introduced to quantitatively predict the powder stream concentration variation in order to facilitate coaxial nozzle design optimizations. Effects of outer shielding gas directions, inner/outer shielding gas flow rate, powder passage directions, and opening width on the structure of the powder stream are systematically studied. An experimental setup is designed to quantitatively measure the particle concentration directly for this process. The numerical simulation results are compared with the experimental data using prototyped coaxial nozzles. The results are found to match and then validate the simulation. This study shows that the particle concentration mode is influenced significantly by nozzle geometries and gas settings.
Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
laser deposition,
two-phase flow,
powders,
turbulence,
nozzles,
numerical analysis,
design,
direct metal deposition,
coaxial nozzle,
numerical simulation,
nozzle design,
powder flow
Topics:
Flow (Dynamics),
Lasers,
Nozzles,
Particulate matter,
Simulation,
Turbulence,
Metals,
Gravity (Force)
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