The Experiment and Numerical Simulation of Al Droplets Collision

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10.2991/icmmcce-17.2017.167How to use a DOI?

Keywords

3D printing technology; molten Al; droplets collision; numerical simulation

Abstract

The molten Al (aluminum) droplets collision research was conducted to investigate the collision mechanism in high temperature field. By using the 3D printing technology, the solid Al was melted into liquid by high-frequency electromagnetic heater, and the collision process was recorded by high speed camera. Meanwhile the numerical simulation of collision was calculated by Gerris. The results show that the coalescence occurs after tiny deformation, when the 580 m Al droplet has a collision with the 990 m Al droplet at a relative velocity 0.89m/s, and the new Al droplet diameter is about 1.05 m. The result of simulation is also collision coalescence, which is in good accordance with the experiments.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Guanjie Wu
AU  - Chunbo Hu
AU  - Xuan Wei
PY  - 2017/09
DA  - 2017/09
TI  - The Experiment and Numerical Simulation of Al Droplets Collision
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 5th International Conference on Mechatronics, Materials, Chemistry and Computer Engineering (ICMMCCE 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 934
EP  - 939
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/icmmcce-17.2017.167
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