Effects of high power ultrasonic vibration on the cold compaction of titanium

Titanium has widely been used in chemical and aerospace industries. In order to overcome the drawbacks of cold compaction of titanium, the process was assisted by an ultrasonic vibration system. For this purpose, a uniaxial ultrasonic assisted cold powder compaction system was designed and fabricated. The process variables were powder size, compaction pressure and initial powder compact thickness. Density, friction force, ejection force and spring back of the fabricated samples were measured and studied. The density was observed to improve under the action of ultrasonic vibration. Fine size powders showed better results of consolidation while using ultrasonic vibration. Under the ultrasonic action, it is thought that the friction forces between the die walls and the particles and those friction forces among the powder particles are reduced. Spring back and ejection force didn’t considerably change when using ultrasonic vibration.     

二维晶格颗粒堆积中侧壁的压力分布与转向系数

颗粒物质是大量颗粒聚集在一起的软凝聚态物质, 其微观结构与宏观力学性质的联系非常复杂. 本文用实验的方法观测了二维竖直晶格堆积颗粒, 在竖直方向外加正压力作用下其侧壁的受力分布情况, 根据实验结果详细讨论和分析了颗粒体系中正压力的转向行为. 实验结果表明: 在缓慢压缩颗粒体系的过程中, 正压力的变化呈现非线性和线性两段不同的规律; 对于确定堆积结构的颗粒体系, 竖直方向施加的正压力通过颗粒力链转向, 且水平方向不同堆积高度处所受压力值不同, 中部的压力大于顶部和底部的压力; 转向系数k的饱和值随堆积角θ 的增大而减小. 对颗粒堆的几何结构与受力情况进行分析, 给出了转向系数与堆积角之间的数学表达式, 理论值与实验值符合较好.     

爆炸粉末烧结颗粒间摩擦引起的界面温升研究

 针对爆炸粉末烧结过程中颗粒间的摩擦效应提出了一种无夹角斜碰撞模型,分析了烧结过程中颗粒间摩擦力随温度的变化规律,借助于LS-DYNA有限元程序研究了冲击压力、颗粒大小、材料强度等因素对孔隙闭合时间的影响,给出了颗粒界面温升的表达式。研究结果表明,由摩擦引起的颗粒界面的温升与材料特性、颗粒度、冲击角度、冲击压力等因素有关,随材料的蓄热能力、传热能力和材料强度的增加而减小,并随着材料疏松程度、颗粒直径、冲击压力的增加而增加;在粉末颗粒直径和冲击压力不是太小的情况下,颗粒表面温度将达到材料的熔点。     

A mechanism leading to q-power law distribution due to the inhomogeneity of phase space in the self-gravitational system

One mechanism leading to the q-power law distribution has been proposed in the self-gravitational system. The friction force in the stochastic process may be nonlinearly relevant to the momentum of particle, whose friction coefficient can be expressed as the function of the kinetic energy of the particle. The correlation strength of noises is inhomogeneous in the such system, maybe due to the strength of gravitational field. This implies that the gradient of correlation strength is the function of gravitational force. With the Taylor?s low order approximation, the stationary solution of the two-vector variable Fokker–Planck equation is the power law form in self-gravitational system. This Letter also verifies that the neutrino flux deviation from the theory value in the solar core is due to the same mechanism.     

Polymer confinement and bacterial gliding motility

Cyanobacteria and myxobacteria use slime secretion for gliding motility over surfaces. The slime is produced by the nozzle-like pores located on the bacteria surface. To understand the mechanism of gliding motion and its relation to slime polymerization, we have performed molecular dynamics simulations of a molecular nozzle with growing inside polymer chains. These simulations show that the compression of polymer chains inside the nozzle is a driving force for propulsion. There is a linear relationship between the average nozzle velocity and the chain polymerization rate with a proportionality coefficient dependent on the geometric characteristics of the nozzle such as its length and friction coefficient. This minimal model of the molecular engine was used to explain the gliding motion of bacteria over surfaces.     

摩擦导致的聚合物表层微观结构改变

应用大规模分子动力学方法, 模拟了锥形探头在非晶态聚合物薄膜表面的滑动摩擦过程, 研究了摩擦导致的聚合物薄膜表层微观结构改变, 以及探头与基体间黏着作用、滑动速度和分子链长度对基体表层微观结构改变的影响. 当探头与基体之间为黏着作用时, 摩擦导致基体表面滑痕区域的键取向沿滑动方向重新取向, 导致表层分子链回转半径沿滑动方向伸长, 并且这些表层微观结构的改变程度随滑动速度的减小而增大. 在摩擦导致结构改变的过程中, 链端单体和链中单体的贡献作用不同, 形成了不同的分子链拉伸变形机制. 当样本缠结度较大或探头滑动速度较小时, 相比于链中单体, 探头对链端单体的拖曳作用使更多分子链发生拉伸变形. 研究还发现, 在探头与聚合物薄膜系统中, 使薄膜表层微观结构发生改变是摩擦能量耗散的重要途径.     

二维颗粒体系单轴压缩形成的力链结构

从接触力、能量分布和接触网络结构特点出发,提出了强力链的力大小(Fc)判据(Fc大于平均接触力〈F〉)和角度θc判据(θc=180/〈Z〉,其中〈Z〉是平均配位数),指出强力链和弱力链是本质不同的两类结构存在于颗粒体系中,其中强力链网络与体系的宏观性质直接相关.以二维颗粒体系的单轴压缩为例,计算发现了强力链长度的幂率分布规律,分析了侧向压力系数与相应强力链网络结构的关系:当内部强力链网络充分发育而不再变化时,侧向压力系数趋于稳定数值.     

Simulation of nanopowder compaction in terms of granular dynamics

The uniaxial compaction of nanopowders is simulated using the granular dynamics in the 2D geometry. The initial arrangement of particles is represented by (i) a layer of particles executing Brownian motion (isotropic structures) and (ii) particles falling in the gravity field (anisotropic structures). The influence of size effects and the size of a model cell on the properties of the structures are studied. The compaction of the model cell is simulated with regard to Hertz elastic forces between particles, Cattaneo-Mindlin-Deresiewicz shear friction forces, and van der Waals-Hamaker dispersion forces of attraction. Computation is performed for monodisperse powders with particle sizes ranging from 10 to 400 nm and for “cohesionless” powder, in which attractive forces are absent. It is shown that taking into account dispersion forces makes it possible to simulate the size effect in the nanopowder compaction: the compressibility of the nanopowder drops as the particles get finer. The mean coordination number and the axial and lateral pressures in the powder systems are found, and the effect of the density and isotropy of the initial structure on the compressibility is analyzed. The applicability of well-known Rumpf’s formula for the size effect is discussed.     

Effects of non-flat contact and interference on self-assembled monolayers under sliding friction

The nanotribology mechanism of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAM) chemisorbed on a gold surface under a non-flat contact by a tilt plane was studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The molecular trajectories, tilt angles, normal forces, shear forces, and frictional coefficient of the SAM were evaluated during the friction and relaxation processes for various parameters, including the tilt angle of the slider, interference magnitude, and SAM length. At the nanoscale, the magnitude of interface interactional forces is strongly dependent on the magnitude of the contact area, not on the surface geometry. The contact area and the exerted normal force of the SAM increase with decreasing the tilt angle of the slider at the same contact interference. In contrast, the periods in both normal force and shear force are gradually delayed as the tilt angle of the slider increases. Once the contact interference increases, the normal force and shear force increase together. During the sliding friction process with a smaller tilt slider angle, SAM molecules can maintain a better collective ordered structure. Short SAM molecules are more sensitive to a compressive loading and react to a larger normal force under the same contact interference due to the deformation of a larger tilt angle and decrease in chain length. The friction coefficient of SAM is significantly more dependent on the tilt angle of the slider than the contact interference.     

Systematic study of the effect of disorder on nanotribology of self-assembled monolayers

The adhesion and friction between pairs of ordered and disordered self-assembled monolayers on SiO2 are studied using molecular dynamics. The disorder is introduced by randomly removing chains from a well ordered crystalline substrate and by attaching chains to an amorphous substrate. The adhesion force between monolayers at a given separation increases monotonically with chain length at full coverage and with coverage for fixed chain length. Friction simulations are performed at shear velocities between 0.02-2 m/s at constant applied pressures between 200 and 600 MPa. Stick-slip motion is observed at full coverage but disappears with disorder. With random defects, the friction becomes insensitive to chain length, defect density, and substrate.     

Scaling theory of polymer thermodiffusion

The motion of a linear polymer chain in a good solvent under a temperature gradient is examined theoretically by breaking up the flexible chain into Brownian rigid rods, and writing down an equation of motion for each rod. The motion is driven by two forces. The first one is Waldmann’s thermophoretic force (stemming from the departure of the solvent’s molecular-velocity distribution from Maxwell’s equilibrium distribution) which here is extrapolated to a dense medium. The second force is due to the fact that the viscous friction varies with position owing to the temperature gradient, which brings an important correction to the Stokes law of friction. We use scaling considerations relying upon disparate length scales and omitting non-universal numerical prefactors. The present scaling theory is compared with recent experiments on the thermodiffusion of polymers and is shown to account for (i) the existence of both signs of the thermodiffusion coefficient of long chains, (ii) the order of magnitude of the coefficient, (iii) its independence of the chain length in the high-polymer limit and (iv) its dependence on the solvent viscosity.     

Structural signature and contact force distributions in the simulated three-dimensional sphere packs subjected to uniaxial compression

Packing of spherical particles in a three-dimensional cylindrical container is simulated by using Discrete Element Method.The packed bed of spheres is also subjected to vertical compression which results in a dense compact.Microstructures of the packing during compaction are examined in detail in terms of the contact number,deviator fabric,and radial distribution function.Furthermore,contact force distributions are measured at different locations in the pack,i.e.the centre,the side wall,and the base(or bott...     

Variations in,and Relationships of Surface Area,internal angle of friction and compact diametral fracture strength with degree of compaction

The progress of the compaction process to produce from an assembly of particles a coherent mass can be achieved by the application of shear and normal stress. The achievement of a densified coherent mass necessitates, together with the yielding of material, the movement of particles over and between each other. In uniaxial compaction the angle of internal friction, δ_E, is a projection of the unique critical state line which divides a three dimensional relationship between volume change (V), shear stress (?) and normal stress (σ) into yield domains and surfaces. There is one region for failure and flow (the Hvorslev surface) and another region for failure and consolidation (the Roscoe surface). In this paper the concepts of the Roscoe and Hvorslev surfaces together with the Coulomb yield criterion have been applied to the uniaxial compaction, over a range of compactable stresses, of titanium dioxide (20–2000 kPa). The characteristics of applied and shear stress, angle of internal friction (δ_E), angle of shearing resistance (?) and surface area (S_BET) were measured and correlated with the compaction stress (σ_c) and diametral strength (σ_f) of the compacts to investigate the phenomena of uniaxial compaction.     

Pore Stabilization in Cohesive Granular Systems

Cohesive powders tend to form porous aggregates which can be compacted by applying an external pressure. This process is modelled using the Contact Dynamics method supplemented with a cohesion law and rolling friction. Starting with ballistic deposits of varying density, we investigate how the porosity of the compacted sample depends on the cohesion strength and the friction coefficients. This allows to explain different pore stabilization mechanisms. The final porosity depends on the cohesion force scaled by the external pressure and on the lateral distance between branches of the ballistic deposit. Even if cohesion is switched off, pores can be stabilized by Coulomb friction alone. This effect is weak for round particles, as long as the friction coefficient is smaller than 1. However, for non-spherical particles the effect is much stronger.     

Mechanical effects of light on the Ξ-type three-level atom in a high-finesse optical cavity

A theoretical study is carried out for the modification and implication of the effect on the Ξ-type three level atom in a high-finesse optical cavity driven by light field including spontaneous emission and the cavity decay. Analytic expressions for the dipole force, the friction force, the optical potentials and the friction coefficient are obtained. Then the numerical and graphical methods are used to investigate the friction coefficient with the controlling parameters. It is shown that the friction coefficient is strongly dependent on the controlling parameters. The cooling rate can increase by one order of magnitude more than that of a two-level atomic system. The reason can be given using the dressed states and the Sisyphus cooling mechanism, which would stimulate further experimental investigations.     

Physics of Radio-Frequency Plasmas,by Pascal Chabert and Nicholas Braithwaite

The mechanism whereby powders may be compressed to form solid objects is not properly understood, largely because, until recently, the process has not been studied by sufficiently powerful techniques. This paper describes a number of techniques developed for a detailed study of powder compaction. Methods for measuring specific surface areas of powders and powder compacts, and hence the areas of contact between the particles, are discussed and reasons for selecting an adsorption method are explained. A gas adsorption apparatus capable of determining very small specific surface areas is described, as is the use of the scanning electron microscope. Both techniques were used to investigate particle fracture during compaction. In addition the study of pore size gives valuable insight into the movement of particle fragments once they have been produced. The use of mercury porosimetry in this connection is described.     

摩擦微观能量耗散机理的复合振子模型研究

提出无磨损界面摩擦微观能量耗散机理的复合振子模型，指出滑动摩擦过程同时存在整体做低频弹性振动的宏观振子和界面原子受激励产生热振动的微观振子，并在此基础上分析了宏观振子和微观振子对摩擦能量耗散的不同影响. 通过对界面原子的动力学分析，指出摩擦过程界面激励力的频率是能量转换的关键:在平衡力作用阶段，界面作用力的频率趋于零，因而可以直接作用到每个原子，力的作用效果是整体和均匀的；在失稳跳跃阶段,由于界面激励力的频率极高，造成摩擦界面原子获得的能量分布很不均匀，从而产生不可逆的能量耗散过程. 与目前通用的独立振子模型比较，复合振子模型能够更准确描述摩擦能量耗散过程，可为摩擦控制提供理论指导. 关键词： 摩擦 能量耗散机理 复合振子模型 独立振子模型     

二阶导数光谱法定量分析凝灰岩石粉对不同侧链长度聚羧酸减水剂吸附性

凝灰岩石粉对聚羧酸减水剂（PCs）有一定的吸附性,使得“有效减水剂”比例降低,导致PCs性能大大降低。PCs抗吸附特性具有重要的设计参考意义,与PCs组成、结构密切相关。紫外可见分光光度法（UV）是用于吸附量检测的常用方法,但对PCs测试还存在较多的不确定性,给测试带来了困难。为此,采用紫外分光度技术及导数光谱处理的方法定量分析凝灰岩石粉对不同侧链长度聚羧酸减水剂的吸附量,并对试验参数进行了分析与优化。结果显示,PCs吸收光谱图中无明显紫外特征峰,增大浓度、降低溶液pH值时可在190~200 nm波长范围出现假峰,并通过乙酸分析试剂光谱试验得到证实;对光谱数据进行二阶导数处理后,可获得PCs特征峰207 nm,此特征峰对应的样品吸光度与其浓度间存在良好的线性关系,相关系数r均大于0.99;为了进一步论证紫外吸收光谱法的准确性,与TOC测定法进行比较,两者之间呈良好的线性关系,相关系数r为0.997,这表明UV二阶导数光谱法可为PCs吸附性分析提供一种简单、快速、准确、便宜且无需显色剂的定量测试方法;从样品测试分析可看出,凝灰岩石粉对聚羧酸减水剂的吸附随着PCs侧链长度减小而减弱。研究成果为紫外可见分光光度技术快速检测弱紫外吸收有机物含量提供了新的途径。     

Nanotribology of self-assembled monolayer with a probe tip investigated using molecular dynamics simulations

The nanotribology of an alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM) under tilt contact with a scanning probe tip is studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The tilt contact is described in terms of the tilt angle and the magnitude of the specimen–tip separation. The effects of tilt angle and magnitude of the specimen–tip separation on the normal force, friction force, friction coefficient, shear strength of the tip–SAM junction, and self-recovery characteristics are evaluated during the scanning probe tip process at a temperature of 300 K. The simulation results clearly show that the magnitudes and periods of the normal force and friction force increase with decreasing magnitude of the specimen–tip separation due to a large change of the tilt angle of the SAM chains during the deformation and recovery stages. For scanning and indentation processes, the effect of the tilt angle of the probe tip on the normal force is more significant than that on the friction force for the SAM. The behaviors of interfacial contact forces, friction coefficient, and shear strength strongly depend on the number of interacting atoms and the contact area, which increases with decreasing magnitude of the specimen–tip separation and increasing tilt angle of the probe tip. The self-recovery of SAM is significantly affected by the magnitude of the specimen–tip separation; the recovery ability of SAM is worse for magnitude of the specimen–tip separation below −0.9 nm with a large tilt angle of the probe tip.     

A dislocation mechanism of friction between a nanoprobe and solid surface

A dislocation mechanism of friction between an atomic-force microscope (AFM) probe and an atomically smooth solid surface is put forward. In this mechanism, the contact region is represented by an edge dislocation. The triboacoustic emission measured with an AFM shows the dislocation nature of friction. The friction force is calculated for a parabolic tip.