| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M89072/01 |
| Title: |
STUDY OF LIQUID BREAKUP IN CENTRIFUGAL ATOMISATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Tsakiropoulos, Professor P |
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| Department: |
Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Surrey |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 2000 |
Ends: |
31 August 2003 |
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192,276
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
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| Energy |
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Improved materials processing, achieved by greater understanding and control through process modelling is required for technologies which convert raw materials to much higher added value components and products. Models which relate material properties and process parameters to product characteristics require good experimental data against which the models can be tested and improved. The proposed research addressed these points, is about measurement and evaluation applied to the process known as centrifugal atomisation (CA) of a liquid using a rotating disk and is allied with a mathematical model of the CA process, and which relates process parameters to product characteristics for a given material. The thickness and temperature of thin films on rotating disks will be measured together with the velocity and size of the atomised particles. The break up mechanisms of the thin film at the edge of the rotating disk will also be studied. The research underpins the exploitation of materials to the benefit of the UK industry, and will foster core competencies of the Materials Engineering and Metallurgical communities of the UK. It addresses Technology Foresight priorities that are relevant to the development of materials and processes, which have the potential to meet foreseeable market needs.
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