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One of the most important requisites concerning the FS process is the equipment. All fundamental principles are based on the flame configuration, atomization device, flame temperature, powder collection system, and burner. The wide range of apparatus configurations contribute to the several materials that have been produced by the technique described in this book. As it has a strong influence in the final properties of the product, the description of the different equipments reported in the literature is an important feature. Most of the devices reported in this chapter were built in laboratory facilities, but several companies such as DuPont, Cabot, Degussa, Kemira, Tioxide, Corning Glass, and General Electric have been using their own equipments. The flame spray (FS) equipment can be basically divided in three sub-components: the atomization device, the group of flames, and finally the powder collection system. Each of these devices has its importance in the process of producing powders using the FS method, and all of them have different designs and different sub-components, according to the industry or institution that developed/fabricated the equipment. Thus, in this chapter, the main features of the FS apparatus are discussed, and a special attention was given to the flame device, which is the most important device of the equipment.

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Abbreviations

CH:

Carbohydrazide

DFH:

N,N-diformylhydrazine

HMT:

Hexamethylenetetramine

ODH:

Oxalyldihydrazine

TFTA:

Tetraformaltrisazine

FS:

Flame spray

FSP:

Flame spray pyrolysis

FTIIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

HA:

Hydroxyapatite

HMDSO:

Hexamethyldisiloxane

ITO:

Indium–tin oxide

LPG:

Liquefied petroleum gas

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

TEM:

Transmission electron microscopy

TEOS:

Tetraethylorthosilicate

TNB:

Titanium (IV) tert-butoxide

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  1. Materials Metrology Division, INMETRO, Duque de Caxias, 25250-020, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rafael M. Trommer

  2. Escola de Engenharia Departamento de Materials - LACER, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Carlos P. Bergmann

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Trommer, R.M., Bergmann, C.P. (2015). Apparatus. In: Flame Spray Technology. Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47162-3_4

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