Simulation Analysis on Flow Field of Paint Mist Recovery with Single Nozzle for Ship Outer Panel Spraying Robot

Abstract

In this paper, we design a kind of negative pressure vacuum recovery hood, arranged at the front of the spray gun nozzle by CFD simulation; this addresses the paint mist pollution problem of the robot spraying on the outer plate of the ship, and the nozzle is arranged at the center of the recovery hood. Three vacuum recovery hood schemes are designed as follows: Scheme A, a hemispherical recovery hood with a diameter of 1.2 m; Scheme B, with a diameter of 1.6 m; Scheme C, with a diameter of 2.0 m. The recovery vacuum suction holes of the three recovery hoods are arranged differently. Firstly, a mathematical model of the spraying jet for the case of 0.48 mm diameter nozzle was established, and the established nozzle jet flow field model was verified to be feasible through case simulation analysis and experimental comparison. Secondly, a detailed discussion and analysis of the simulation process was conducted focusing on Scheme A. During the simulation of Scheme A, it was found that: the air velocity at the inlet surface and the kinetic energy of the paint mist had a large impact on the simulation effect, so it is necessary to try to further improve the structure of the recovery hood. Finally, the further simulation analysis of Scheme B and Scheme C shows that Scheme C > Scheme B > Scheme A in terms of the paint mist recovery effect. It can be seen that the use of Scheme C as a shipyard robotic spray paint mist recovery shows better results, which provides a theoretical scheme for shipyards to achieve paint mist anti-fouling as soon as possible.