Numerical Analysis of Fine Particle Dynamics in Supersonic Hybrid Aerosol Deposition
摘要
In hybrid aerosol deposition (HAD), fine ceramic particles are sprayed by a thermal nonequilibrium plasma jet to fabricate a film under reduced pressure. The mechanism of the particle deposition is expected to be room-temperature impact consolidation (RTIC) with plasma assistance. Our previous work demonstrated that using a supersonic nozzle in HAD (called supersonic HAD) is effective in increasing particle velocity and film hardness. Furthermore, the film deposited via HAD with a stationary plasma torch and substrate had an M-shaped cross section. However, the factors that caused this film’s shape have been unclarified. In this study, therefore, a rotationally symmetric, two-dimensional (r–z) numerical analysis was performed to clarify the particle behavior in supersonic HAD. The numerical results showed that small particles, which would be deposited in HAD, impact the substrate over a wide area, whereas large particles, which can abrade the surface of the film and substrate, impact the central region of the substrate. This difference in the particle-impact region depending on particle size leads to a deposited film with an M-shaped cross section.