Investigating the Erosion Caused By Abrasive Particles in Voronoi Porous Structures Used in the Gas Flow Path

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Akram Salehi ¹ , Ali Reza Kiani-Rashid ^{2 *} , Masoud Golestanipour ³

1 - PhD Student, Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Iran

Received: 2024-09-10 Accepted : 2024-12-01 Published : 2025-09-15

Keywords: Erosion, Abrasive Particles, Foam, Voronoi Structure, Erosion Rate,

Abstract :

The aim of this study is investigating the erosion caused by abrasive particles in Voronoi metal foams. The foams under investigation in this study are made of aluminum alloy 7075 and are being used to reduce noise in the gas flow path. For the production of the foam samples, they were first designed using software methods in three different cell sizes of 5 ppi, 7 ppi and 10 ppi. Then the aluminum Voronoi foams were fabricated by additive manufacturing and investment casting methods. Erosion tests were performed with the help of air jet in the abrasive particles size of 180-220 microns and 280-320 microns, at a 90° angle with the surface. The results of erosion rate studies, profilometry and scanning electron microscopy showed that in the porous and bulk samples with an increase in abrasive particle size, the surface roughness increases, but in contrast to the bulk sample, the erosion rate in the porous samples decreases as the size of the abrasive particles increases. Furthermore, it was found that the erosion rate will increase for a particular abrasive particle size by reducing the metal foam cell sizes and increasing the surface-to-volume ratio.

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