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Study of the Propane Detonation Spraying under Different Gun Structures

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Detonation spraying is a technique that uses the high-temperature, high-velocity detonation waves to deposit the molten metal particles onto the target surface. The effect of the detonation spraying is influenced by the structure of the gun significantly. A series of detonation spraying gun two-dimensional (2-D) numerical models with various spray gun structures (slope lengths from 5 to 45 mm with a step of 10 mm) were established in this work, to investigate the spray performance. During the process of gas detonation, the interaction between the detonation wave and obstacles results in the generation of reflected waves, which exerts an accelerating effect on flame. Simultaneously, collisions between the flame front and obstacles introduce energy losses. Based on the above factors, the following results can be obtained: when the slope length at the nozzle diameter change point is 5 mm, the maximum flow velocity is achieved at the spray gun outlet. When the slope length at the transition point of the spray gun is 25 mm, the maximum temperature is reached at the spray gun outlet. When the slope length at the transition point of the spray gun is 45 mm, the maximum pressure is reached at the spray gun outlet. This work can contribute to the design of the detonation gun.

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Acknowledgment

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52325604), the National Science and Technology Major Project (J2019-III-0005-0048), MOST (2021YFA0716200/2022YFB4003900), CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research (YSBR-028) and the Innovation Academy for Light-duty Gas Turbine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Innovation guidance youth project (CXYJJ21-QN-001).

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  1. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Hua-Kang Li, Wen Lu, Jun-Kai Wu & Feng-Ming Chu

  2. Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Hua-Kang Li, Du Wang, Wen Lu, Jun-Kai Wu, Zhi-Min Wang & Zhen-Yu Tian

  3. AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, 100095, China

    Yong-Jing Cui

  4. University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Zhi-Min Wang & Zhen-Yu Tian

  5. State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Zhen-Yu Tian

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Li, HK., Wang, D., Cui, YJ. et al. Study of the Propane Detonation Spraying under Different Gun Structures. J Therm Spray Tech (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-024-01793-5

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