Low-voltage circuit breaker arcs—simulation and measurements

F Yang, Y Wu, M Rong, H Sun… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
As one of the most important electrical components, the low-voltage circuit breaker (LVCB)
has been widely used for protection in all types of low-voltage distribution systems. In …

Numerical simulation of the flow characteristics inside a novel plasma spray torch

SH Liu, JP Trelles, AB Murphy, L Li… - Journal of Physics D …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
A novel direct current non-transferred arc plasma torch that can generate a long, stable and
silent plasma jet of over 350 mm in length into ambient air is studied by numerical modelling …

The influence of substrate topography on the plasma jet flow in the substrate boundary layer under suspension plasma spray conditions: a numerical approach

T Kiełczawa, P Sokołowski, A Małachowska - Journal of Thermal Spray …, 2022 - Springer
This study deals with the numerical analysis of the plasma jet behavior close to the substrate
surface depending on its topography. It uses a 2D axisymmetric time-dependent CFD model …

Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of a turbulent wall jet with a wavy wall

A Kumari, A Kumar - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2021 - Elsevier
The fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of a turbulent wavy wall jet have been studied
numerically using the low Reynolds number model. The three low Reynolds number …

Characteristics analysis of fluid flow and heating rate of a molten bath utilizing a unified model in a DC EAF

C Yao, Z Jiang, H Zhu, T Pan - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Herein, a 2D unified model coupling a plasma arc–molten bath–cavity in a direct current
electric arc furnace was developed for a characteristic analysis of the fluid flow and heating …

Comparative study of turbulence models on highly constricted plasma cutting arc

Q Zhou, H Li, X Xu, F Liu, S Guo, X Chang… - Journal of Physics D …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma cutting arc characteristics are investigated for different turbulence models, ie the
Reynolds stress model (RSM), the k–epsilon model and its variants, the renormalization …

The modelling of an SF6 arc in a supersonic nozzle: I. Cold flow features and dc arc characteristics

Q Zhang, JD Yan, MTC Fang - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The cold flow and the arc, under direct currents burning in the nozzle of the arcing device
used in Benenson (1980 Final Report General Electric Co.(Schenectady, NY) Project 246 …

Modeling of the Effect of Carrier Gas Injection on the Laminarity of the Plasma Jet Generated by a Cascaded Spray Gun

H Zhang, G Mauer, S Liu, M Liu, Y Jia, C Li, C Li… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, the plasma generated by the cascaded SinplexProTM plasma spray gun was
studied by means of numerical simulation. Special attention is given to the laminarity of the …

Numerical analysis of partially molten splat during thermal spray process using the finite element method

M Zirari, AA El-Hadj, N Bacha - Applied Surface Science, 2010 - Elsevier
A finite element method is used to simulate the deposition of the thermal spray coating
process. A set of governing equations is solving by a volume of fluid method. For the …

Numerical analysis of the effect of the gas temperature on splat formation during thermal spray process

AA El-Hadj, M Zirari, N Bacha - Applied Surface Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Thermal spray coatings are affected by various parameters. In this study, the finite element
method with volume of fluid (VOF) procedure is used to investigate the deposition process …