Numerical simulation and experimental investigation of gas–powder flow from radially symmetrical nozzles in laser-based direct metal deposition

@article{Zekovic2007NumericalSA,
  title={Numerical simulation and experimental investigation of gas–powder flow from radially symmetrical nozzles in laser-based direct metal deposition},
  author={Srdja Zekovic and Rajeev Dhar Dwivedi and Radovan Kovacevic},
  journal={International Journal of Machine Tools \& Manufacture},
  year={2007},
  volume={47},
  pages={112-123}
}
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