Numerical Study of the Effect of Particle Size on the Coating Efficiency and Uniformity of an Electrostatic Powder Coating Process
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Abstract
This paper reports on a research project that studies the effect of particle size on the coating efficiency and coating uniformity in a powder coating system using the computational fluid dynamics as a modelling tool. The numerical simulations are conducted for different particle sizes with different distances between the spray gun and the coating part and different positions of the powder spray gun pattern adjuster sleeve (PAS). This study can provide detailed information on air flow pattern and particle trajectories inside the powder coating booth, and the coating film thickness on the coated part as well as the particle transfer efficiency (PTE). In numerical simulations, the air flow field is obtained by solving three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations with standard κ-ϵ turbulence model and non-equilibrium wall function. The second phase, the coating powder, consists of spherical particles that are dispersed in the continuous phase, the air. In addition to solving transport equations for the air, the trajectories of the particles are calculated by solving the particle motion equations using the Lagrangian method. It is assumed that particle-particle interaction can be neglected. The electrostatic field is modelled by solving the Laplace equation. On a étudié l'effet de la taille des particules sur l'efficacité et l'uniformité de l'enrobage dans un système d'enduction de poudre à l'aide de la simulation numérique des écoulements. Les simulations numériques sont effectuées pour différentes tailles de particules et différentes distances entre le dispositif d'atomisation et la région d'enduction, ainsi que différentes positions du dispositif de contrôle du mode d'atomisation (PAS). Cette étude fournit des informations précises sur le mode d'écoulement de l'air et les trajectoires des particules dans le réservoir d'enrobage, ainsi que sur l'épaisseur du film d'enduction sur la partie enrobée et l'efficacité de transfert des particules (PTE). Dans les simulations numériques, le champ d'écoulement est obtenu par la résolution des équations tridimensionnelles de Navier-Stokes avec le modèle de turbulence standard κ-ϵ et une loi de paroi dans un état de non-équilibre. La seconde phase, la poudre d'enduction, se compose de particules sphériques qui sont dispersées dans la phase continue, l'air. En plus de la résolution des équations de transport pour l'air, les trajectoires des particules sont calculées en résolvant les équations de déplacement des particules à l'aide de la méthode lagrangienne. On suppose que l'interaction particule-particule peut être négligée. Le champ électrostatique est modélisé par la résolution de l'équation de Laplace.
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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