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A study of the flow characteristics in micro-abrasive jets |
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| Authors: | J.M. FanH.Z. Li J. Wang C.Y. Wang |
| Affiliation: | a Faculty of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China b School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia |
| Abstract: | An experimental study of particle velocities in micro-abrasive jets by using the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique is presented. It has been found that the particle jet flow has a nearly linear expansion downstream. The particle velocities increase with air pressure, and the increasing rate increases with nozzle diameter within the range considered. The instantaneous velocity profile of the particle flow field in terms of the particle velocity distribution along the axial and radial directions of the jets is discussed. For the axial profile in the jet centerline downstream, there exists an extended acceleration stage, a transition stage, and a deceleration stage. For the radial velocity profiles, a relatively flat shape is observed at a jet cross-section near the nozzle exit. Mathematical models for the particle velocities in the air jet are then developed. It is shown that the results from the models agree well with experimental data in both the variation trend and magnitude. |
| Keywords: | Abrasive jet Abrasive jet machining Particle velocity Particle image velocimetry (PIV) |
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