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Wire arc spraying is the oldest thermal spray process, having been patented in the USA in 1915 [1]. However, only since the 1960s, there has been progress in expanding the applications based on improvements of the understanding of the essentials of the process using systematic studies with high time resolution [2]. This expansion has accelerated over the past twenty years with several significant improvements in the equipment and processes [3, 4].

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  1. Sciences des Procédés Céramiques et de Traitements de Surface (SPCTS), Université de Limoges, Limoges, France

    Pierre L. Fauchais

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Joachim V. R. Heberlein

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Maher I. Boulos

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Nomenclature

Nomenclature

D :

Droplet diameter, m

I :

Arc current, A

L s :

Characteristic length, m

m°:

Volumetric gas flow rate, m3/s

T :

Droplet temperature, K

v :

Droplet velocity, m/s

X, Y :

Coordinates of the droplet in the lateral direction, m

Z :

Axial coordinate of the droplet

We :

Weber number We = u rel 2 L s ρ g/σ l

u rel :

Relative velocity of gas to droplet, m/s

ρ g :

Mass density of gas, kg/m3

σ l :

Surface tension of liquid (N/m)

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Fauchais, P.L., Heberlein, J.V.R., Boulos, M.I. (2014). Wire Arc Spraying. In: Thermal Spray Fundamentals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68991-3_9

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