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A process to produce a continuous liquid metal stream for gas atomisation

A process to produce a continuous liquid metal stream for gas atomisation

Pericleous, Kyriacos A ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7426-9999, Bojarevics, Valdis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-7748 and Tonry, Catherine E. H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-0845 (2025) A process to produce a continuous liquid metal stream for gas atomisation. Magnetohydrodynamics, 61. pp. 3-12. ISSN 1574-0579 (Print), 0024-998X (Online) (doi:10.22364/mhd.61.1-2.7)

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Abstract

The heating and melting of reactive alloys in a cold crucible are considered in this study to produce a continuous melt stream as feed to a gas atomiser. A pre-heated rod of material enters the crucible at a rate equal to the amount of mass leaving as a liquid stream through the outlet. An induction coil is used to melt the contents of the crucible, which then pours out as a stream to enter a gas atomizer. The outlet nozzle may be controlled using an induction valve, operating at a different AC frequency. The concept is tested through simulations using titanium and a nickel superalloy as model materials.

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Additional Information: Special issue: Selected papers of the 13th PAMIR International Conference on Fundamental and Applied MHD, September 16-19, 2024, Carry-le-Rouet, France. The issue 1/2, vol. 61 (2025) is published under the Оpen Аccess model. Terms of Publication and Open Access Policy Magnetohydrodynamics has adopted a hybrid publishing model with accepted manuscripts published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This model permits authors and others to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work, provided that proper credit is given.
Uncontrolled Keywords: magnetoydrodynamics, liquid metals, metal powders, cold crucible
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology > T Technology (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2025 09:42
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50665

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