This paper investigates the influence of thermal spray parameters of the high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process on the properties of […]
Category: Accuraspray
Improvement of In-Flight Particles Diagnostic System to Monitor Process Stability in Thermal Spray Processes
In the past 25 years, we have seen thermal spray processes such as Atmospheric Plasma Spray (APS), High Velocity Oxygen […]
YAG Thermal Barrier Coatings Deposited by Suspension and Solution Precursor Thermal Spray
Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) is a promising topcoat material for thermal barrier coatings due to its high temperature stability and […]
Cold Gas Dynamic Spray Impact: Metallic Bonding PreRequisites and Experimental Particle In-Flight Temperature Measurements
The impact phenomena of high velocity micron-size particles, although commonly considered and described as detrimental in numerous engineering applications, can […]
The Influence of Plasma Composition in the Thermal Cyclic Performance of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (8YSZ) Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs)
In the combustion chambers of gas turbine engines, ZrO2-8wt.%Y2O3 (YSZ) TBCs are commonly applied by air plasma spray (APS) using […]
Modelling Knudsen Number Effects in Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel Thermal Spray
Suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray is a system characterized by supersonic velocities and length scales of particles of […]
Environmental, Economical, and Performance Impacts of Ar-H2 and N2-H2 Plasma-Sprayed YSZ TBCs
Since the 1970s, the Ar-H2 plasma has been the standard air plasma spray (APS) gas system employed to deposit ZrO2-Y2O3 […]
Radial Injection in Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (S-HVOF) Thermal Spray of Graphene Nanoplatelets for Tribology
Friction is a major issue in energy efficiency of any apparatus composed of moving mechanical parts, affecting durability and reliability. […]
Effect of HVOF Process Parameters on TiO2 Coatings: An Approach Using DoE and First-Order Process Maps
High-velocity oxy-fuel deposition stages of titanium oxide coatings were analyzed and reported here. For the first stages of deposition, process […]