Modeling of Particle Formation in Arc Discharges by Monte-Carlo Based Population Balance Modeling

A simulation method is presented which encompasses all relevant mechanisms, which are necessary for the description of the early stages of particle formation in arc discharges. Next to discrete coagulation and nucleation events, a continuous surface growth process is included into the simulation, ma...

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Published inMRS advances Vol. 2; no. 28; pp. 1511 - 1518
Main Authors Kotalczyk, Gregor, Skenderovic, Ivan, Kruis, Frank Einar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Materials Research Society 01.01.2017
Springer International Publishing
Subjects
Applied and Technical Physics
Biomaterials
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
nucleation
growth
powder processing
simulation
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ISSN2059-8521
2059-8521
DOI10.1557/adv.2017.155

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Summary:A simulation method is presented which encompasses all relevant mechanisms, which are necessary for the description of the early stages of particle formation in arc discharges. Next to discrete coagulation and nucleation events, a continuous surface growth process is included into the simulation, making thus the description of the evaporation of thermodynamic unstable particles possible. The driving force for the nucleation and growth/evaporation is coupled to the monomer concentration in the gaseous phase and thus subject to change in the further course of the simulation. It is shown, that the simulation results gained by the incorporation of all three of these processes cannot be reproduced, if one of those processes is not simulated.
ISSN:2059-8521
2059-8521
DOI:10.1557/adv.2017.155