Solid Shroud for Energy Efficiency and Oxidation Control in Plasma Spraying

Thermal spray, vol. 85045, pp. 230–236

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this study is to develop a solid shroud to minimize in-flight oxidation using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Additionally, the shroud is specially designed to use air as a cooling medium instead of water and is made from common stainless steel to help reduce equipment and process costs.

Authors 3

1. Kirsten Bobzin Aachen Surface Engineering Institute (IOT)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Surface Engineering Institute of RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2. H. Heinemann Aachen Surface Engineering Institute (IOT)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Surface Engineering Institute of RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

3. K. Jasutyn Aachen Surface Engineering Institute (IOT)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Surface Engineering Institute of RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany