Structural Optimized Design of a Powder Mixer for Multi-Material Directed Energy Deposition Based on CFD-DPM
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synchronous Powder Mixing Principle
2.2. Numerical Simulation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Angle of the Inlet and the Length of the Powder Conveying Pipe
3.2. The Mixing Chamber Size Range
3.3. The Bottom Height
3.4. Experimental Results of Powder Mixing Uniformity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Powder | Composition (wt.%) | Size Range (μm) | D50 (μm) | ||||||||
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C | N | O | Si | Ti | Nb | Ni | Fe | Cr | |||
Ti | 0.009 | 0.025 | 0.012 | 0 | bal | 0 | 0 | 0.032 | 0 | 15–53 | 28 |
Nb | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.073 | 0.002 | 0.002 | bal | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.003 | 15–45 | 36 |
Ni65 | 1.100 | 0 | 0.080 | 4.260 | 0 | 0 | bal | 14.620 | 18.620 | 25–100 | 43 |
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Gao, G.; Zhang, X.; Xu, M.; Han, Y.; Ao, J.; Cai, Y.; Wang, J. Structural Optimized Design of a Powder Mixer for Multi-Material Directed Energy Deposition Based on CFD-DPM. Coatings 2023, 13, 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13040773
Gao G, Zhang X, Xu M, Han Y, Ao J, Cai Y, Wang J. Structural Optimized Design of a Powder Mixer for Multi-Material Directed Energy Deposition Based on CFD-DPM. Coatings. 2023; 13(4):773. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13040773
Chicago/Turabian StyleGao, Guochao, Xiaowei Zhang, Meng Xu, Yibo Han, Jingxuan Ao, Yaozeng Cai, and Jinzhe Wang. 2023. "Structural Optimized Design of a Powder Mixer for Multi-Material Directed Energy Deposition Based on CFD-DPM" Coatings 13, no. 4: 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13040773
APA StyleGao, G., Zhang, X., Xu, M., Han, Y., Ao, J., Cai, Y., & Wang, J. (2023). Structural Optimized Design of a Powder Mixer for Multi-Material Directed Energy Deposition Based on CFD-DPM. Coatings, 13(4), 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13040773