Performance comparison and parametric study on spiral groove gas film face seals

Several spiral groove gas film face seals (SGFS) with different layouts are compared quantitatively to analyze their merits and faults and application behaviors. In addition, a parametric study on downstream mode SGFS is conducted to determine its optimal parameters under certain working conditions. In the computation of gas film pressure on the face, finite element method (FEM) is applied to adapt to complicated geometrical boundary.     

Deposition and characterization of TiZrV-Pd thin films by dc magnetron sputtering

TiZrV film is mainly applied in the ultra-high vacuum pipes of storage rings.Thin film coatings of palladium,which are added onto the TiZrV film to increase the service life of nonevaporable getters and enhance H_2pumping speed,were deposited on the inner face of stainless steel pipes by dc magnetron sputtering using argon gas as the sputtering gas.The TiZrV-Pd film properties were investigated by atomic force microscope(AFM),scanning electron microscope(SEM),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and X-Ray Diffraction(XRD).The grain size of TiZrV and Pd films were about 0.42-1.3 nm and 8.5-18.25 nm respectively.It was found that the roughness of TiZrV films is small,about 2-4 nm,but for Pd film it is large,about 17-19 nm.The PP At.%of Pd in TiZrV/Pd films varied from 86.84 to 87.56 according to the XPS test results.     

直流脉冲磁控反应溅射技术制备掺铝氧化锌薄膜的研究

文章采用直流脉冲磁控反应溅射(DCPsputtering)技术,在不同氧氩比(GFR)条件下玻璃衬底上制备了一系列掺铝氧化锌(AZO)薄膜,并利用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和分光光度计从宏观应力和微观晶格畸变的角度研究了GFR对薄膜结构、表面形貌和光学特性的影响.制备的多晶AZO薄膜呈现了明显的ZnO-(103)择优取向,这归结于3小时薄膜沉积过程中伴随的退火引起的薄膜晶面能转变.随着GFR的增大,AZO薄膜内宏观拉应力先增大到最大值,随后宏观压应力随着GFR的继续增大而增大.薄膜中的宏观应力明显随着GFR从拉应力向压应力转变.这与晶格微观畸变诱导的微观应力的研究结果趋势恰恰相反.随着GFR的增加,薄膜在可见光区的平均透射率先增加后减小,薄膜晶粒尺寸诱导的晶界散射是影响薄膜透射率的主导机制.     

Instability of the Kolmogorov flow in a soap film

We examine the instability of a soap film flow driven by a time-independent force that is spatially periodic in the direction perpendicular to the forcing (Kolmogorov flow). Linear stability analysis of an idealized model of this flow predicts a critical Reynolds number R(c) is approximately equal to the square root of 2. In our soap film experiment, we find a critical value R(c) is approximately equal to 70. This discrepancy can be ascribed to frictional effects from viscous coupling of gas to the film, which is neglected in the idealized model. The kinematic viscosity of the surrounding gas and the thickness of gas layers on each side of the soap film are varied in the experiments to better understand these frictional effects. Our observations indicate that flow in the soap film cannot be decoupled from flow in the surrounding gas.     

单端面透射模式长周期光栅的设计和测试

本文设计了一种单端面长周期光栅透射模式折射率传感器。首先,将2×2单模光纤耦合器输入端的一个光纤接头与光源相连接、输出端的两个光纤接头分别与光谱分析仪和长周期光栅的一个光纤接头相连接。然后,在包含长周期光栅的光纤另一个端面溅射反射银膜。最后,以一系列不同折射率的甘油水溶液为待测液体介质研究了直接透射模式与单端面镀银膜模式下长周期光栅的响应光谱的异同。实验结果表明:单端面镀银膜的长周期光栅的响应光谱仍然以透射谱的形式出现。对于同一种液体,单端面镀银膜的长周期光栅与直接透射模式的长周期光栅的响应光谱有着近乎相同的谐振波长值,但它们的光损耗存在一定的差异。在0~80%的甘油溶液中,直接透射模式下的光损耗从-12.92 dB变为-16.28 dB,再逐渐变到-13.22 dB;单端面镀银膜模式下的光损耗从-13.13 dB变为-13.74 dB,再逐渐变到-11.45dB。与直接透射模式相比,单端面镀银膜的长周期光栅的相对光损耗与甘油浓度的线性关系更加良好。本研究设计的长周期光栅测量系统采用单端面探头的方式检测环境介质,因而在测量中操作更加灵活方便,非常适合于远距离、恶劣环境或深层液体环境中的折射率测量。     

单端面长周期光栅透射模式测量技术

为了实现长周期光栅透射谱测量模式的远距离监测,设计了单端面镀反射膜的测量装置系统,对单端面镀银膜长周期光栅的传感原理做了分析,并从实验的角度分别对单端面镀银膜模式系统和直接透射模式系统的长周期光栅在不同折射率的环境介质中的响应进行了研究,比较了它们的异同。首先,采用2×2单模光纤耦合器分别连接光谱分析仪、光源、长周期光栅。然后,在包含长周期光栅的光纤的另一个端面制备反射银膜。最后,通过测量一系列不同折射率的环境介质,比较了直接透射模式与单端面镀银膜模式下的长周期光栅的响应光谱。实验结果表明:采用波长解调表达时,对于同一种环境介质,两种模式下长周期光栅的响应光谱的谐振波长基本相同;采用功率/峰值解调表达时,随着甘油浓度从水变为80%的甘油溶液,直接透射模式下的光损耗从-6.05 d B变为-9.22 d B,单端面镀银膜模式下的光损耗从-8.03 d B变为-11.33d B。与直接透射模式相比,单端面镀银膜的长周期光栅光谱中的相对光损耗明显增加,谐振峰更尖锐,更有利于谐振波长和谐振峰光损耗值的识别。本研究设计的单端面镀银膜的长周期光栅测量系统不仅保留了长周期光栅透射谱的感应模式,而且使长周期光栅在对环境介质的测量中操作更加灵活方便,尤其是在远距离、恶劣环境或深层液体的折射率测量中具有独特的优势。     

Europium adsorption on a tungsten surface with various degrees of oxidation

The kinetics of europium adsorption on a W(100) face with various degrees of oxidation were studied by thermal desorption and Auger electron spectroscopy. The spectrum of Eu atoms desorbed thermally from the W(100) face consists of three successively filling desorption phases whose desorption activation energy decreases from 3 to 2.1 eV with an increase in the surface coverage. The thermodesorption spectrum of Eu atoms from the W(100) face coated with a monatomic oxygen film contains five successively forming desorption phases, with the desorption activation energy increasing to 4 eV for the high-temperature phase. The oxidized W is reduced by europium, and the desorption of the W oxides is replaced by that of EuO. After a monolayer film has formed, the Eu film adsorbed on tungsten starts to grow in the form of three-dimensional crystallites. As the degree of W oxidation increases, the Eu film becomes less nonuniform, until a solid Eu film starts to grow on bulk W oxides and completely screens the tungsten Auger signal.     

密度比和吹风比对透平静叶气膜冷却的影响

燃气轮机中冷却空气和高温燃气的密度比和吹风比是影响透平叶片气膜冷却性能重要因素。本文采用压力敏感漆技术,对燃气轮机第一级静叶栅气膜冷却的冷却性能进行了实验研究。实验中测量了静叶栅在不同密度比（1．5／1．0）和不同吹风比条件下的冷却效率。密度比的改变射流的出口动量,造成射流出口的流动特征发生变化,从而影响冷却效率,影响...     

An investigation of pipeline materials for continuous hyperpolarized 129Xe gas spectroscopy

In order to establish a continuous hyperpolarized xenon-129 (HP-129Xe) gas delivery system for MR imaging, the effect of the metallic materials in the gas pipeline on the signal intensity was investigated. In the gas pipeline, an appropriate surface is needed to minimize wall relaxation by the HP-129Xe gas caused by the interaction between the HP gas and the surface, which can lead to signal loss. Although Pyrex glass is a popular material for the HP gas chamber, it is fragile under heat or physical stress. In this study, five stainless steel tubes (STs) prepared with different surface film-forming processes were examined. The MR signal intensities of HP-129Xe gas that passed through each tube were then compared. The film passivated by iron fluoride maintained the highest level of hyperpolarization, whereas that passivated by chromium oxide maintained the lowest. A ST with an appropriate passive film may be a useful alternative to a Pyrex glass pipeline.     

关于由薄膜振动产生李萨如图形的研究

在声波演示实验中,可以利用薄膜的受迫振动演示稳定的李萨如图形.在声波驱动下,薄膜的振动可以分为垂直于薄膜表面的横向振动及平行于薄膜表面的纵向振动,本文对理想状态的简化模型的力学原理进行了分析和探讨.     

Thick c-BN films deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering in argon/nitrogen gas mixture with additional hydrogen gas

The excellent physical and chemical properties of cubic boron nitride(c-BN) film make it a promising candidate for various industry applications. However, the c-BN film thickness restricts its practical applications in many cases. Thus, it is indispensable to develop an economic, simple and environment-friend way to synthesize high-quality thick, stable c-BN films. High-cubic-content BN films are prepared on silicon(100) substrates by radio frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering from an h-BN target at low substrate temperature. Adhesions of the c-BN films are greatly improved by adding hydrogen to the argon/nitrogen gas mixture, allowing the deposition of a film up to 5-μm thick. The compositions and the microstructure morphologies of the c-BN films grown at different substrate temperatures are systematically investigated with respect to the ratio of H_2 gas content to total working gas. In addition, a primary mechanism for the deposition of thick c-BN film is proposed.     

新型成膜法的SAW气体传感器聚合物膜的粘弹性分析

分析了一种基于自组装和分子印迹技术的声表面波气体传感器的响应模型。首先利用Martin理论和Auld的摄动方法分析金膜对于声表面波的扰动效应,然后将其扩展至覆盖于金膜上的聚合物膜对于声波的扰动分析。以剪切模量的实部为参量,可以将聚合物分为三种状态,即玻璃状膜、玻璃状-橡胶态膜和橡胶态膜。最后模拟分析了聚合物膜对于气体的吸附特性。结果表明由于聚合物膜的粘弹特性,传感器响应与其工作频率并不完全呈线性。通过实验获得了不同膜厚的采用新型成膜方法的聚合物对SAW的扰动效应并与理论计算结果进行对比,结果显示相对不考虑活性表面金膜的Martin理论,对于衰减扰动的分析与实验结果更加一致。但是对速度的扰动与实验结果有一定偏差。另外还模拟了基于新型成膜方式的气体传感器聚合物敏感膜对于气体的吸附效应,结果显示对于玻璃状膜,传感器的响应随着敏感膜厚的增加而递增,并与气体浓度呈现良好的线性特性,但是对于橡胶态膜,传感器灵敏度与膜厚之间的关系相对复杂。     

涡轮叶片端壁槽缝气与离散气膜孔冷却特性实验研究

真实发动机涡轮叶片端壁为曲面造型,并且其冷却受槽缝气、泄漏流和离散气膜冷却多种冷却气叠加影响,同时又受到主流二次流影响,因此呈现复杂冷却特性。为研究接近真实发动机涡轮叶片端壁构型和工况下的气膜冷却特性,本文采用高速风洞(主流雷诺数为37万)及压敏漆(PSP)技术,研究了槽缝气、泄漏流以及离散气膜对曲面端壁的气膜冷却效率的影响,并针对不同冷气流量比对端壁气膜冷效的影响规律进行了对比分析。结果表明:端壁表面气膜冷效随着槽缝气流量比增大而增大,当流量比增大到1.71%时,槽缝气膜几乎可以覆盖整个端壁表面;与槽缝气相比,端壁表面的离散气膜冷气覆盖范围较为有限,端壁压力面侧下游区域气膜覆盖较差;在喉部之前,随着流量比增大,离散气膜冷效呈现下降趋势;在喉部之后,随着流量比从1.3%增大到1.9%,离散气膜冷效呈现上升趋势;与仅有离散气膜相比,包含槽缝气、泄漏流、离散气膜的全气膜覆盖更为均匀,全气膜冷效的叠加使得端壁冷效相比仅有离散气膜时整体提高了93.4%。     

Computer simulation of gas rarefaction effects and film deposition characteristics in a magnetron sputtering apparatus

Ar gas is known to be rarefied in front of a magnetron sputtering cathode due to the collisional heating by energetic sputtered atoms. The effects of the Ar rarefaction in a magnetron sputtering apparatus used for Ti-film deposition were investigated using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method which is capable of taking gas rarefaction effects into account. The calculated film deposition rate on a substrate and the film coverage in a small hole were larger than those calculated by the conventional simulation where the gas rarefaction is not included. This shows that the gas rarefaction improves both the film deposition rate and the film coverage.     

Gas barrier properties of diamond-like carbon films coated on PTFE

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were deposited on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) using radio frequency (RF) plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PE-CVD). Before the DLC coating, the PTFE substrate was modified with a N₂ plasma pre-treatment to enhance the adhesive strength of the DLC to the substrate. The influences of the N₂ plasma pre-treatment and process pressure on the gas permeation properties of these DLC-coated PTFE samples were investigated. In the Raman spectra, the G peak position shifted to a lower wave number with increasing process pressure. With scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a network of microcracks was observed on the surface of the DLC film without N₂ plasma pre-treatment. The density of these cracks decreased with increasing process pressure. In the film subjected to a N₂ plasma pre-treatment, no cracks were observed at any process pressure. In the gas barrier test, the gas permeation decreased drastically with increasing film thickness and saturated at a thickness of 0.2 μm. The DLC-coated PTFE with the N₂ plasma pre-treatment exhibited a greater reduction in gas permeation than did the samples without pre-treatment. For both sample types, gas permeation decreased with increasing process pressure.     

Adsorption and electron properties of thin nickel films on W(110) surface

The evolution of the properties of ordered nickel films with thicknesses increasing from one to three atomic monolayers (ML) adsorbed on the W(110) single crystal surface is studied under ultrahigh vacuum conditions by the methods of reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS). The film structure corresponds to that of the Ni(111) single crystal face. The RAIRS technique is used to study the vibrational properties of the probing NO molecules adsorbed on the nickel films studied. In the course of the nickel film growth, whereby its thickness increases from 1 to 3 ML, both the vibrational and photoelectron spectra exhibit significant variation, which is indicative of a change in the adsorption and electron properties of the film. Stabilization of the IR and photoelectron spectra at a film thickness of 3 ML indicates that this thickness corresponds to the formation of the main adsorption and electron properties of the deposit. At the same time, the vibrational spectra of NO molecules adsorbed on a monoatomic nickel film exhibit features typical of adsorption on the W[110] surface of a massive tungsten crystal.     

Deposition of diamond-like films from a high-velocity flow of a rarefied gas mixture

In contrast to the widespread deposition method of carbon films with the activation of gas mixtures on a hot wire, activation (dissociation of hydrogen and methane) is performed in a high-temperature channel formed by a tungsten coil in this study. From this channel, the gas is expanded to the substrate where deposition occurs. A film containing diamond crystals and hexagonal crystals having characteristic features of lonsdaleite is deposited at the channel temperature of 2100°C and the surrounding pressure of 20 mmHg. The diamond-like film is deposited from a high-velocity high-temperature un-ionized flow for the first time.     

Kinetics of adsorption and desorption using Auger electron spectroscopy: Application to xenon covered (0001) graphite

Three regimes of condensation have been observed between 74 and 80 K in the adsorption and desorption of a submonolayer film of xenon. The first one corresponds to thej condensation or evaporation of a two-dimensional (2D) ‘gas’, the second one to the growth of 2D crystal in the presence of the 2D gas, and the third one to the completion of the 2D crystal on the (0001) graphite face. Zero order kinetics for both adsorption and desorption is found in the large range of coverage (0.3 < θ <0.9) where the two phases coexist on the surface. The activation energy of desorption of the 2D crystal is measured; its value (～6 kcal mole^?1) is in fair agreement with the value of the latent heat of evaporation of this phase (5.5 or 5.7 kcal mole^?1) determined previously. No activation energy of nucleation has been observed during the adsorption process. The growth rate is controlled by the incident flux only.     

圆形平板电极与薄膜层叠结构的沿面闪络性能

强电磁脉冲模拟装置中用于脉冲压缩的陡化电容器常采用电极与薄膜介质层叠的结构，其主要绝缘失效模式为沿面闪络。采用圆形平板电极，在SF₆绝缘环境中和加载电压为前沿约30 ns的纳秒脉冲电压的条件下，实验研究了陡化电容器关键结构参数和气压对沿面闪络性能的影响。结果表明:（1）电极厚度、气隙和表面涂覆均不能明显改变层叠结构的沿面闪络电压；（2）气压可以提高层叠结构的沿面闪络性能，但是存在饱和趋势；（3）薄膜介质层数与沿面闪络电压近似线性比例关系；（4）增长薄膜介质伸出长度能显著提高沿面闪络电压。基于流注理论对上述结果进行了探讨，认为极不均匀场中，闪络起始主要由高场强区域决定，但是闪络通道的形成和发展主要由闪络路径上的背景电场决定，因此减小层叠结构三结合点处电场对闪络性能影响不大，但减小闪络通道发展路径上的背景电场，可以有效提高层叠结构的沿面闪络电压。     

Impact mechanism of gas temperature in metal powder production via gas atomization

This paper aims at studying the influence mechanism of gas temperatures(300 K, 400 K, 500 K, and 600 K) on gas atomization by simulating the integral atomization process of the close-coupled nozzle in vacuum induction gas atomization(VIGA). The primary atomization is simulated by the volume of fluid(VOF) approach, and the second atomization is studied by the discrete phase model(DPM) combined with the instability breakage model. The results show that, at an increased gas temperature, the influences of gas–liquid contact angle and gas temperature in the recirculation zone on the primary atomization are virtually negligible. However, increasing the gas temperature will increase the gas–liquid relative velocity near the recirculation zone and decrease the melt film thickness, which are the main reasons for the reduced mass median diameter(MMD, d50) of primary atomized droplets. During the secondary atomization, increasing the gas temperature from 300 K to 600 K results in an increase in the droplet dispersion angle, which is beneficial to the formation of spherical metal powder. In addition, increasing the gas temperature, the positive effect of gas–liquid relative velocity increase on droplets refinement overweighs the negative influence of the GMR decrease, resulting in the reduced MMD and diameter distribution interval. From the analysis of the atomization mechanism, the increase in atomization efficiency caused by increasing the temperature of the atomizing gas, including primary atomization and secondary atomization, is mainly due to the increase in the gas drag force difference between the inner and outer sides of the annular liquid film.