December 2005
Intermediate to advanced
592 pages
30h 56m
English
D. T. Pham, N. B. Zlatov, S.S. Dimov, O. A. Williams
Manufacturing Engineering Centre, Cardiff University; CF24 3AA, UK
This paper discusses a methodology for increasing powder deposition efficiency through the use of efficient nozzles for powder coating guns. The work utilised standard computational fluid dynamics software (FLUENT) to investigate alternative nozzle designs. Reverse engineering and rapid prototyping were employed to produce the candidate nozzles. Practical tests in a powder-coaling booth indicated significant improvement in powder deposition efficiency.
Powder coaling has attracted increasing industrial interest, mainly ...
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