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Supersonic Nozzle Design for Laser-Assisted Oxygen Hybrid Cutting

레이저 산소 하이브리드 커팅을 위한 초음속 노즐 설계에 관한 연구

  • Jeong, Gwang Ho (Smart Manufacturing Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Seok (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Cho, Young Tae (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • 정광호 (창원대학교 스마트제조융합협동과정) ;
  • 김석 (창원대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 조영태 (창원대학교 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2021.05.10
  • Accepted : 2021.06.07
  • Published : 2021.07.31
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Abstract

LASOX is a cutting technology used to dismantle nuclear power plants. The core component of the laser-assisted oxygen hybrid cutting process is the supersonic nozzle. To design optimized supersonic nozzles, an experimental design was established and computational fluid dynamics was used to analyze the supersonic nozzles. The main factors affecting the supersonic nozzle performance were identified using Minitab. Further, the correlations and interactions between the main factors of the supersonic nozzle design were analyzed. The fluid analysis results were examined for the major factors and standardized response variables as well as main effects to ensure suitability of the supersonic nozzle design for the laser-assisted oxygen cutting process.

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Acknowledgement

This study was funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019R1A5A8083201) (Ministry of Science and ICT) and Regional Intelligence Innovation Talent Training Grant by Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation (Grand ICT Research Center IITP-2021-2016-0-00318).

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