Abstract
This paper will outline the results of a study underway at Utah State University aimed at developing technology to alter the direction and profile of thermal spray flows using the Coanda effect. Coanda-assisted Spray Manipulation (CSM) makes use of an enhanced Coanda effect on axisymmetric geometries through the interaction of a high volume primary jet flowing through the center of a collar and a secondary high-momentum jet parallel to the first and adjacent to the convex collar. The control jet attaches to the convex wall and vectors according to Coanda effect principles, entraining and vectoring the primary jet, resulting in controllable r - θ directional spraying. The basic turning effect was investigated in a fundamental experimental study. The results of the fundamental study were applied to the design of an add-on CSM attached to a Metco 2P powder flame spray gun.
