Entrainment in high-velocity, high-temperature plasma jets. Part II: Computational results and comparison to experiment

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 4215-4228

  Williamson, R L ^a   Fincke, J R ^a   Crawford, D M ^a   Snyder, S C ^a   Swank, W D ^a   Haggard, D C ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Jets; Modeling; Plasma spray; Thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

THERMAL PLASMAS;

PLASMA JETS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; ENTRAINMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PLASMA JET; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0041519118     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00271-0     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Pfender E. Lee Y.C. Particle dynamics and particle heat and mass transfer in thermal plasma. Part I: The motion of a single particle without thermal effects Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 5 1985 211-237
2. Chen X. Pfender E. Effect of the Knudsen number on heat transfer to a particle immersed into a thermal plasma Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 3 1983 97-112
3. Chen X. Pfender E. Behavior of small particles in a thermal plasma flow Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 3 1983 351-366
4. Y.C. Lee, K.C. Hsu, E. Pfender, Heat transfer to particles in plasma flow, in: B. Waldie, G.A. Farnell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Edinburgh, 1981, pp. 73-78
5. Wan Y.P. Prasad V. Wang G.-X. Sampath S. Fincke J.R. Model and powder particle heating, melting, resolidification, and vaporization in plasma spraying processes ASME J. Heat Transfer 121 1999 691-699
6. Wan Y.P. Fincke J.R. Jiang X.Y. Sampath S. Prasad V. Herman H. Modeling of oxidation of molybdenum particles during plasma spray deposition Metall. Trans. 32B 2001 475-481
7. Wan Y.P. Fincke J.R. Sampath S. Prasad V. Herman H. Modeling and experimental observation of evaporation from molybdenum particles entrained in a thermal plasma jet Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 45 2002 1007-1015
8. J.R. Fincke, D.M. Crawford, S.C. Snyder, W.D. Swank, D.C. Haggard, R.L. Williamson, Entrainment in high velocity, high temperature thermal plasma jets. Part I: Experimental results, Companion paper to this work, 2003
9. Kang K.D. Hong S.H. Arc plasma jets of a nontransferred plasma torch IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 24 1996 89-90
10. Bauchire J.M. Gonzalez J.J. Gleizes A. Modeling of a DC plasma torch in laminar and turbulent flow Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 17 1997 409-432
11. Jodoin B. Proulx P. Mercadier Y. Numerical study of supersonic direct current plasma nozzle flow AIAA J. 36 1998 578-584
12. Han P. Chen X. Modeling of the subsonic-supersonic flow and heat transfer in a DC arc plasma torch Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 21 2001 249-264
13. Ramshaw J.D. Chang C.H. Computational fluid dynamics of multicomponent thermal plasmas Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 12 1992 299-325
14. Chang C.H. Ramshaw J.D. Numerical simulations of argon plasma jets flowing into cold air Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 13 1993 189-209
15. Fincke J.R. Chang C.H. Swank W.D. Haggard D.C. Entrainment and demixing in subsonic thermal plasma jets: comparison of measurements and predictions Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 37 1994 1673-1682
16. Ahmed Bergman I.L. Simulation of thermal plasma spraying of partially molten ceramics: effect of carrier gas on particle deposition and phase change phenomena J. Heat Transfer 123 2001 188-196
17. Liu B. Zhang T. Gwane D.T. Computational analysis of the influence of process parameters on the flow field of a plasma jet Surf. Coat. Technol. 132 2000 202-216
18. Li H. Chen X. Three-dimensional simulation of the turbulent plasma jet impinging upon a flat plate and with transverse particle and carrier gas injection Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 22 2002 27-57
19. Mariaux G. Fauchais P. Vardelle A. Pateyron B. Modeling of the plasma spray process: from powder injection to coating formation High Temp. Mater. Process. 5 2001 61-85
20. Huang P.C. Heberlein H. Pfender E. A two fluid model of turbulence for a thermal plasma jet Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 15 1995 25-37
21. Ye R. Proulx P. Boulos M.I. Turbulence phenomena in the radio frequency induction plasma torch Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 42 1999 1585-1595
22. Lee Y.C. Pfender E. Particle dynamics and particle heat and mass transfer in thermal plasmas. Part III: Thermal plasma jet reactors and multiparticle injection Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 7 1987 1-27
23. Williams F.A. Combustion Theory 1985 Benjamin/Cummings Menlo Park, California (p. 393)
24. Dukowicz J.K. A particle-fluid numerical model for liquid sprays J. Comput. Phys. 35 1980 229-253
25. O'Rourke P.J. Statistical properties and numerical implementation of a model for droplet dispersion in a turbulent gas J. Comput. Phys. 83 1989 345-360
26. A.A. Amsden, J.D. Ramshaw, P.J. O'Rourke, J.K. Dukowicz, KIVA: A computer program for two- and three-dimensional fluid flows with chemical reactions and fuel sprays, LA-10245-MS, Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, 1985
27. Ramshaw J.D. Self-consistent effective binary diffusion in multicomponent gas mixtures J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn. 15 1990 295-300
28. Desilets M. Proulx P. Soucy G. Modeling of multicomponent diffusion in high temperature flows Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 40 1997 4273-4278
29. Chang C.H. Ramshaw J.D. Numerical simulation of nonequilibrium effects in an argon plasma jet Phys. Plasma. 1 1994 3698-3708
30. Park J.H. Pfender E. Chang C.H. Reduction of chemical reactions in nitrogen and nitrogen-hydrogen plasma jets flowing into atmospheric air Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 20 2000 165-181
31. Fincke J.R. Swank W.D. Haggard D.C. Plasma spraying of alumina: plasma and particle flow fields Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 13 1993 579-600
32. Hoffert M.I. Lien H. Quasi-one-dimensional, nonequilibrium gas dynamics of partially ionized two-temperature argon Phys. Fluids 10 1967 1769-1777
33. Owano T.G. Kruger C.H. Electron-ion three-body recombination coefficient of argon AIAA J. 31 1993 75-82
34. Hoffert M.I. Precursor ionization effects on magnetohydrodynamic switch-on shock structure J. Plasma Phys. 4 1970 477-494
35. Mitchner M. Kruger C.H.Jr. Partially Ionized Gases 1973 Eilet-Interscience New York
36. C. Olikara, G.L. Borman, A computer program for calculating properties of equilibrium combustion products with some applications to I.C. engines, SAE Paper 750468, 1975
37. Park J.H. Nonequilibrium Hypersonic Aerodynamics 1990 Wiley New York
38. Chase M.W.Jr. Davies C.A. Downy J.R.Jr. Frurip D.J. McDonald R.A. Syverud A.N. JANEF Thermochemical Tables Third Edition J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 14 Suppl. 1 1985
39. Drawin H.W. Felenbok P. Data for Plasmas in Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium 1965 Gauthier-Villars Paris
40. Leschziner M.A. Rodi W. Computation of strongly axisymmetric free jets AIAA J. 22 1984 1742-1747
41. Pfender E. Fincke J.R. Spores R. Entrainment of cold gas into thermal plasma jets Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 11 1991 529-543
42. Fincke J.R. Pentecost G.C. Laminar to turbulent transition and entrainment in thermal plasma jets Proceedings of the 28th National Heat Transfer Conference Heat Transfer in Thermal Plasma Processing, HTD-vol. 161 1991 101-106 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
43. xHinze J.O. Turbulence 1975 McGraw-Hill New York (p. 639, 641, 725)