An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation

When painting complex surfaces, such as large-curvature surfaces, poor coating quality is often obtained, which may be caused by lack of an appropriate atomization model, insufficient understanding of atomization mechanisms and laws, and improper painting parameters. This paper presents a numerical...

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Autores principales:	Yan Chen, Shiming Chen, Wenzhuo Chen, Jun Hu, Junze Jiang
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	model air spray atomization process volume of fluid large eddy simulation Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:13798e0c178a45e4b9fead9bdba2ce682021-11-25T17:16:51ZAn Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation10.3390/coatings111114002079-6412https://doaj.org/article/13798e0c178a45e4b9fead9bdba2ce682021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/11/1400https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6412When painting complex surfaces, such as large-curvature surfaces, poor coating quality is often obtained, which may be caused by lack of an appropriate atomization model, insufficient understanding of atomization mechanisms and laws, and improper painting parameters. This paper presents a numerical model of paint atomization of air spraying using the volume-of-fluid method and large eddy simulation. The interface capture and the turbulent flow were mainly considered in the model: the former was tracked by the volume-of-fluid method and the latter was predicted by the large eddy simulation. After the computational domain being meshed by the staggered-grid method, the governing equations were discretized by the finite volume method and were solved by the SIMPLE (Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure-Linked Equations) Consistent algorithm. The results of numerical simulations show that the characteristics of atomization flow field, such as velocity variation, pressure distribution, and paint volume fraction are in agreement with the regularities of atomization. Moreover, the primary and secondary atomization phenomena can be clearly observed: as soon as the paint issues from the nozzle, the paint flow begins to distort and the paint fragments continuously eject from the main paint flow and then these paint fragments distort and disintegrate into smaller elements. A comparison with the experimental data from the literature proves that the model of the whole atomization process of air spray is effective. The model is suitable for simulating the whole atomization process and easy to obtain initial conditions, which can be applied to set the appropriate painting parameters and study paint atomization mechanisms and laws in depth.Yan ChenShiming ChenWenzhuo ChenJun HuJunze JiangMDPI AGarticlemodelair sprayatomization processvolume of fluidlarge eddy simulationEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCoatings, Vol 11, Iss 1400, p 1400 (2021)
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spellingShingle	model air spray atomization process volume of fluid large eddy simulation Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Yan Chen Shiming Chen Wenzhuo Chen Jun Hu Junze Jiang An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation
description	When painting complex surfaces, such as large-curvature surfaces, poor coating quality is often obtained, which may be caused by lack of an appropriate atomization model, insufficient understanding of atomization mechanisms and laws, and improper painting parameters. This paper presents a numerical model of paint atomization of air spraying using the volume-of-fluid method and large eddy simulation. The interface capture and the turbulent flow were mainly considered in the model: the former was tracked by the volume-of-fluid method and the latter was predicted by the large eddy simulation. After the computational domain being meshed by the staggered-grid method, the governing equations were discretized by the finite volume method and were solved by the SIMPLE (Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure-Linked Equations) Consistent algorithm. The results of numerical simulations show that the characteristics of atomization flow field, such as velocity variation, pressure distribution, and paint volume fraction are in agreement with the regularities of atomization. Moreover, the primary and secondary atomization phenomena can be clearly observed: as soon as the paint issues from the nozzle, the paint flow begins to distort and the paint fragments continuously eject from the main paint flow and then these paint fragments distort and disintegrate into smaller elements. A comparison with the experimental data from the literature proves that the model of the whole atomization process of air spray is effective. The model is suitable for simulating the whole atomization process and easy to obtain initial conditions, which can be applied to set the appropriate painting parameters and study paint atomization mechanisms and laws in depth.
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author	Yan Chen Shiming Chen Wenzhuo Chen Jun Hu Junze Jiang
author_facet	Yan Chen Shiming Chen Wenzhuo Chen Jun Hu Junze Jiang
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title	An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation
title_short	An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation
title_full	An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation
title_fullStr	An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation
title_full_unstemmed	An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation
title_sort	atomization model of air spraying using the volume-of-fluid method and large eddy simulation
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/13798e0c178a45e4b9fead9bdba2ce68
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An Atomization Model of Air Spraying Using the Volume-of-Fluid Method and Large Eddy Simulation

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