Metal powders are highly practical in many applications such as solders, 3D printing, dental
activities, etc. Atomization of molten metals and alloys is one of the common mechanisms for …

To more accurately analyze the atomization process of vacuum induction melting gas
atomization (VIGA) technology at high gas pressure, a new method was proposed based on …

Close-coupled gas atomization is extensively used in the industrial production of alloy
powders due to the advantages of high efficiency, low cost and excellent powder properties …

Gas atomization (GA) is the main method to produce metal powders for additive
manufacturing (AM) because of its low cost and high efficiency. However, the liquid breakup …

Additive manufacturing processes such as selective laser melting and electron beam
melting require small particle sizes. A widely used technique to produce suitable powders is …

Gas velocity is a key parameter regulating the particle size and the cooling rate of the gas
atomized powder applied in additive manufacturing, metal injection molding, thermal …

The primary atomization process is simulated by Volume of Fluid (VOF) model and dynamic
adaptive mesh method. The influence of melt mass flow rate and atomization pressure on …

This paper aims at studying the influence mechanism of gas temperatures (300 K, 400 K,
500 K, and 600 K) on gas atomization by simulating the integral atomization process of the …

The single-phase gas-flow behavior of a closed-coupled gas atomization was investigated
with four different melt nozzle tip designs with two types of gas die. Particular attention was …

Based on volume of fluid (VoF) interface capturing method and shear-stress transport (SST)
k-ω turbulence model, numerical simulation was performed to reveal the flow mechanism of …