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Article

Nozzle Wear in Abrasive Water Jet Based on Numerical Simulation

Precision Polishing and Measuring Laboratory, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, China
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Materials 2024, 17(14), 3585; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143585 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 16 June 2024 / Revised: 11 July 2024 / Accepted: 17 July 2024 / Published: 19 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Abstract

Particle diameters and jet pressure in abrasive water jet (AWJ) are significant jet properties which deserve a better understanding for improving AWJ machining performance. Some influence factors have been verified regarding nozzle wear in abrasive water jet polishing application. A three-dimensional model of a nozzle is established to analyze the influence of internal multi-phase flow field distribution, which is based on Euler–Lagrange methodology. With the increase of jet pressure, the erosion rate decreases; with the increase of the diameter and mass flow rate of the erosion particles, the erosion speed increases as well. When the diameter of the outlet is worn to 1.6 mm, the pressure on the work piece caused by the abrasive water jet increases by more than double compared to the non-worn nozzle; when the diameter of the nozzle outlet is worn to 1.6 mm, the shear force is 2.5 times higher than the shear force when the diameter is 1.0, which means that the jet force is divergent when the diameter is 1.6 mm, and the damage of the work piece is very serious. The obtained results could improve polishing efficiency on the work piece, extend nozzle lifetimes, and guide the future design of AWJ nozzles.
Keywords: nozzle wear; numerical simulation; particle diameter; erosion rate; Euler–Lagrange methodology; numerical simulation nozzle wear; numerical simulation; particle diameter; erosion rate; Euler–Lagrange methodology; numerical simulation

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Chen, X.; Yu, H.; Pan, H.; Chen, L.; You, H.; Liang, X. Nozzle Wear in Abrasive Water Jet Based on Numerical Simulation. Materials 2024, 17, 3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143585

AMA Style

Chen X, Yu H, Pan H, Chen L, You H, Liang X. Nozzle Wear in Abrasive Water Jet Based on Numerical Simulation. Materials. 2024; 17(14):3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143585

Chicago/Turabian Style

Chen, Xuhong, Hongji Yu, Haihong Pan, Lin Chen, Hui You, and Xubin Liang. 2024. "Nozzle Wear in Abrasive Water Jet Based on Numerical Simulation" Materials 17, no. 14: 3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143585

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