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The injection of nonwettable powders into melts in the bubbling regime was studied experimentally using a cold-model system. Polyethylene powder was injected into a cylindrical vessel containing water, through a vertical top-submerged lance, with insoluble (air) and soluble (ammonia) carrier gases. The concentration of particles in the liquid and the penetration length of the particle-liquid jet into the bath were measured, as the carrier gas composition, the gas and solids flow rates, and the particle size were varied. It was found that the concentration of particles retained in the liquid was up to 10 times higher, and the penetration length of the jet was up to three times higher when the soluble carrier gas was used instead of the insoluble carrier gas. For both carrier gases, the dispersed particle concentration increased with increasing gas flow rate and increasing particle size, whereas the penetration length of the jet increased with increasing gas and solids flow rates.
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Langberg, D.E., Nilmani, M. The injection of solids using a reactive carrier gas. Metall Mater Trans B 25, 653–660 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02655173
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