RT Journal Article ID 5bcee5f71e249b6b A1 Li, Xinggang A1 Heisteruber, L. A1 Achelis, Lydia A1 Uhlenwinkel, Volker A1 Fritsching, Udo T1 SPRAY PROCESS MODELING IN METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE POWDER PRODUCTION JF Atomization and Sprays JO AAS YR 2011 FD 2012-04-30 VO 21 IS 11 SP 933 OP 948 K1 swirl pressure gas atomization K1 metal matrix composite K1 spray process K1 three-phase flow K1 multi-scale model AB Swirl pressure gas atomization is used to produce metal matrix composite powders in a spray process. Here, solid particulate material (typically ceramic particles) is co-injected together with the atomization gas to be impacted on the liquid metal lamellas/droplets in flight. Thus, a three-phase spray flow is formed. The spray process is simulated based on a multi-scale model. On the macro-scale, an Eulerian-Lagrangian-Lagrangian model is employed. According to the simulation results, high gas velocity (above 100 m/s) and particle number concentration (in the order of 102/mm3) can be maintained in the secondary atomization region, e.g., 30−40 mm below the nozzle, where the metallic droplets and ceramic particles have been mixed fully. Numerical results from the macro simulation provide a background and initial conditions for the meso-scale simulation. On the meso-scale, the particle-laden gas flow around a metallic droplet is investigated based on an Eulerian-Lagrangian model. The particle-droplet impact efficiency, found related to relative Stokes number (St) and Reynolds number (Re), should be always above 90% for a spherical droplet of 125 μm diameter along its flight path, due to high St and Re (both in the order of 102−103). The interaction between the metallic droplets and the ceramic particles is described quantitatively based on a particle-droplet (spherical) impact model. However, the particle incorporation rate into the metal droplets is overpredicted in comparison to experimental findings, probably due to neglecting particulate reinforcement penetration efficiency and the influences from the metallic lamella/droplet deformation and break-up. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/6a7c7e10642258cc,57dcb9453f610420,5bcee5f71e249b6b.html