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A Mathematical Model for Ultrafine Iron Powder Growth in a Thermal Plasma
Authors:Jean-François Bilodeau  Pierre Proulx
Affiliation:DéPARTEMENT DE GéNIE CHIMIQUE , UNIVERSITé DE SHERBROOKE , SHERBROOKE (QUéBEC), CANADA , J1K 2R1
Abstract:ABSTRACT

A two-dimensional model is developed for the growth of ultrafine metal powders in a thermal plasma reactor. The model accounts for particle formation by nucleation, and growth by condensation and Brownian coagulation. Transport of particles occurs by convection, thermophoresis, and Brownian diffusion. The conservation equations for the moments of the particle size distribution are solved, coupled to the equation for the conservation of metal vapor. Elliptic conservation equations result from the consideration of both axial and radial diffusion of the particles. This allows for simulations in complex, recirculating flows, which are likely to occur for numerous reactor configurations and parameters. A progressive grid refining technique is used to accelerate convergence. The model is applied to the case of a typical thermal plasma reactor for the production of ultrafine iron powders. The fields of the macroscopic properties of the aerosol population and the contribution of the different mechanisms are analyzed in various conditions, some of which involve important recirculations. The effect of operating parameters on the properties of the powder generated is studied. The results are compared for some of the conditions to those obtained numerically and experimentally by Girshick et al. (1993).
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