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Mechanism of the Development of Marangoni Flow in the Metal Pool Heated by Plasma Arc.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01470060
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 金属精錬・金属化学
Research InstitutionKyushu Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

MUKAI Kusuhiro  Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Professor., 工学部, 教授 (60023173)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) WASAI Kyoko  Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Research Associate., 工学部, 助手 (90128124)
NAKAMURA Takasi  Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor., 工学部, 助教授 (20112360)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1990
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥5,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,900,000)
KeywordsPlasma arc heating / Iron / Effects of oxygen and sulfur / Surface tension / Marangoni flow / Molten pool geometry / プラズマ加熱 / メタルプ-ル形状 / 直接観察 / 溶融鉄一酸素合金 / 溶融鉄一硫黄合金 / 表面張力の温度係数 / 酸素濃度 / 溶融鉄ー酸素合金
Research Abstract

Experiments were conducted to clarify the melting and flow behaviors of Fe-O and Fe-0.5mass%C-S specimens heated with a plasma arc flame in a gas shielded chamber.
The flow behaviors of the molten pool were observed by use of ZrO_2 particles as a marker. The observation indicated that the outward flow occurred at the surface of the molten pool for the case using the base metal with low oxygen concentration and the inward flow did for the high oxygen concentration.
The temperature coefficient of surface tension (dgamma/dT) is negative for the lower oxygen concentration range than 0.007 mass%, but it is positive for the higher oxygen level.
Flow behaviors of the molten pool can be regarded as a surface tension driven flow (Marangoni flow) from the relation between the temperature coefficient of surface tension and the oxygen concentration.
The depth (D) of the molten pool increases and the width (W) decreases with the increase of the oxygen and sulfur concentration in the base metal.
The linear relation were found between dgamma/dT and the ratio D/W of Fe-O and Fe-C-S specimens. Neither oxygen concentration nor sulfur concentration in the metal influences the shape of the plasma arc flame.
Conclusively, it could be deduced that Marangoni flow was a dominant factor in determining the molten pool geometry.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1990 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1989 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] 向井 楠宏: "プラズマ加熱による固体鉄試料の溶け込み形状" 日本金属学会誌. 55. 36-43 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 瀧内 直祐: "溶鉄の表面張力およびアルミナとのぬれ性におよぼす酸素の影響" 日本金属学会誌. 55. 44-49 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 瀧内 直祐: "溶鉄の表面張力およびアルミナとのぬれ性におよぼす酸素と温度の影響" 日本金属学会誌. 55. 180-185 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1989-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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