Principle and simulation of three-phase electromagnetic wiping technique for hot-dip galvanizing of steel pipes

IF 5.3 2区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS

Surface & Coatings Technology Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131908

Weilin Chen, Kaiming Guan, Shaozhe Zhang, Kai Zhang, Tonghai Ding, Xiaotao Han

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Abstract

Electromagnetic wiping offers the advantages of non-contact operation and ease of control compared to the gas wiping. However, the single-phase electromagnetic wiping technique predominantly generates an axially oriented magnetic flux, resulting in limited axial electromagnetic force and reduced wiping efficiency. This paper introduces a three-phase electromagnetic wiping (TPEW) method for hot-dip galvanizing pipes. Compared to single-phase coils, the three-phase coils in the TPEW create a traveling magnetic field along the pipe axis, generating stronger axial electromagnetic forces on the surface of the galvanized coating, thereby achieving more effective removal of excess liquid zinc. Furthermore, the frequency and amplitude of the TPEW coil currents can be easily adjusted, enabling precise modulation of the traveling magnetic field and the electromagnetic forces acting on the liquid zinc. This ultimately allows for accurate control over the thickness and uniformity of the coating. Experimental results show that at a current amplitude of 70 A and a frequency of 50 Hz or lower, the TPEW technique effectively reduces the average coating thickness to below 40 μm. The modeling, simulation, and experimental results of the prototype demonstrate the feasibility of the TPEW approach, which effectively reduces the coating thickness and enhances its uniformity.

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Surface & Coatings Technology 工程技术-材料科学：膜

CiteScore

10.00

自引率

11.10%

发文量

921

审稿时长

19 days

期刊介绍： Surface and Coatings Technology is an international archival journal publishing scientific papers on significant developments in surface and interface engineering to modify and improve the surface properties of materials for protection in demanding contact conditions or aggressive environments, or for enhanced functional performance. Contributions range from original scientific articles concerned with fundamental and applied aspects of research or direct applications of metallic, inorganic, organic and composite coatings, to invited reviews of current technology in specific areas. Papers submitted to this journal are expected to be in line with the following aspects in processes, and properties/performance: A. Processes: Physical and chemical vapour deposition techniques, thermal and plasma spraying, surface modification by directed energy techniques such as ion, electron and laser beams, thermo-chemical treatment, wet chemical and electrochemical processes such as plating, sol-gel coating, anodization, plasma electrolytic oxidation, etc., but excluding painting. B. Properties/performance: friction performance, wear resistance (e.g., abrasion, erosion, fretting, etc), corrosion and oxidation resistance, thermal protection, diffusion resistance, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, and properties relevant to smart materials behaviour and enhanced multifunctional performance for environmental, energy and medical applications, but excluding device aspects.