Review of coating and curing processes: Evaluation in automotive industry

MR Pendar, F Rodrigues, JC Páscoa, R Lima - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The paint shop plant, as the largest energy consumer in the automotive manufacturing
process, requires special attention to optimize energy efficiency and thermal management …

On charging and breakup of paints using a high-speed rotary bell atomizer with internal charging system

Q Ye, B Shen, O Tiedje, P Knee, J Domnick - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Experimental and numerical studies on charge transport and liquid atomization with the
consideration of electrohydrodynamics (EHD) have been performed for a high-speed rotary …

Optimization of painting efficiency applying unique techniques of high-voltage conductors and nitrotherm spray: Developing deep learning models using …

MR Pendar, S Cândido, JC Páscoa - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The impetus of the current three-dimensional Eulerian–Lagrangian work is to analyze the
impact of simultaneously using the inventive highvoltage conductors and Nitrotherm …

Numerical modeling of electrostatic spray painting transfer processes in rotary bell cup for automotive painting

MR Pendar, JC Páscoa - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2019 - Elsevier
Here we implemented a 3D comprehensive Eulerian-Lagrangian model in order to
investigate the electrostatic spray transfer processes in the high-speed rotary bell sprayer …

Numerical analysis of charged droplets size distribution in the electrostatic coating process: Effect of different operational conditions

MR Pendar, JC Páscoa - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents a numerical performance evaluation of the electrostatic rotary bell
sprayer (ERBS) with a particular focus on droplet charge, electric field, and ambient …

Improvement of characteristics of water-fuel rotary cup atomizer in a boiler

V Kornienko, R Radchenko, D Mikielewicz… - Grabchenko's …, 2020 - Springer
Two types of its atomization can be distinguished when water-fuel emulsion (WFE) is burned
in boiler furnaces: decomposition of the fuel stream in atomizer and secondary self …

Atomization and spray characteristics around an ERBS using various operational models and conditions: numerical investigation

MR Pendar, JC Páscoa - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
The impetus of the current paper is to conduct numerical evaluations about the fundamental
behaviors of the flow in an electrostatic rotary bell sprayer (ERBS) during the formation of the …

Characteristics of the rotary cup atomizer used as afterburning installation in exhaust gas boiler flue

V Kornienko, R Radchenko, D Konovalov… - Design, Simulation …, 2020 - Springer
The requirements concerning the development of the high-performance fuel combustion
equipment with a low environmental impact and high flexibility have significantly increased …

Schlieren visualization of shaping air during operation of an electrostatic rotary bell sprayer: Impact of shaping air on droplet atomization and transport

A Darwish Ahmad, AM Abubaker, AA Salaimeh… - Coatings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Electrostatic rotary bell sprayers (ERBSs) are widely used in the automotive industry. In
ERBS, atomization is facilitated using centrifugal forces which disintegrate the paint film …

Study of near-cup droplet breakup of an automotive electrostatic rotary bell (esrb) atomizer using high-speed shadowgraph imaging

JE Wilson, SW Grib, A Darwish Ahmad, MW Renfro… - Coatings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Electrostatic Rotary bell (ESRB) atomizers are used as the dominant means of paint
application by the automotive industry. They utilize the high rotational speed of a cup to …