升温热冲击环境下超高温陶瓷材料抗热震性能的热-损伤模型

在现有的抗热震理论基础上考虑到超高温陶瓷材料热物理性能对温度的敏感性及损伤在其使役历程中随温度的演化,建立了适用于升温服役环境下表征超高温陶瓷材料抗热震性能的热-损伤模型。该模型考虑了微裂纹尺寸、密度、热冲击环境温度等因素对材料抗热震性能的影响。利用此模型研究了超高温陶瓷材料在升温服役环境下损伤以微裂纹形核规律演化时对其抗热震性能的影响。从理论上验证了基于材料微结构设计思想在制备超高温陶瓷材料时,引进一定密度一定尺寸的微裂纹并控制其随温度演化规律以形核方式进行,既可以使材料保持较高的强度又能大幅度提升材料的抗热震性能。     

缓变主流中三维气泡的非线性振动

空化现象和水下噪声机制与液体中气泡的动力学行为密切相关．在无粘势流的假定下，采用多参数摄动分析，研究了缓变主流中三维气泡的非线性体积模态振动．推导了关于缓变泡形展开的各阶扰动方程，获得了一阶振动的演化方程和一些特殊情况下的解析解；并采用高阶有限元离散的边界积分方程方法，对平面固壁和自由面附近三维气泡的固有频率进行了数值计算     

环形喷管喷口气泡演化的实验研究

水下气泡的发展演化及气泡动力学行为是气液两相动力学的基础理论与水下射流应用的重要基础. 环形喷管/喷口形成的气泡及气体射流具有其不同于圆孔实心射流的特殊表现与规律机制,随着同心筒破水发射等特殊应用的出现,环形喷口气体射流/泡流的基础现象观测和机制分析成为迫切的需求. 基于环形喷管的设计和水下射流条件的分析,设计建立了一套环形喷管水箱实验系统,对水下环形喷管喷口气泡发展演化过程进行了初步的实验研究. 为观测研究气体通过环形喷管气泡生长发展过程,在较低压力、较低流速下,采用高速摄影仪记录气泡生长及发展演化过程. 结合对气泡发展演化过程的图像处理与分析,研究分析了环形喷口气泡形成区制、气泡生长过程形态发展特点、以及气泡形成时间及气泡体积变化特点. 研究表明:在本实验气体流量范围内(50.8~237.3 dm3/min),环形喷口气泡发展演化过程呈现较为明显的三周期区制,前泡尾流影响是环形气泡呈三周期区制的主要原因;不同周期内的气泡形成时间具有较稳定规律,并受到流量影响;气泡生长过程中有较为明显的下沉、回升特征;气泡表面张力、液体惯性与流动的共同作用,造成了典型的气泡顶部坍塌现象.      

计及相变微结构演化的形状记忆合金本构描述

基于对NiTi形状记忆合金的实验观察及有限元分析,考虑两相间的应变不协调关系,采用应变修正法建立了计及片层状微结构的本构模型,本模型考虑了两相间的相互约束,及其约束随微结构演化的变化规律.研究了NiTi形状记忆合金微圆管在拉伸和扭转下的响应特性.计算结果与实验结果的对比表明所建本构模型较好地描述了伪弹性响应尤其是较好地描述了拉伸实验过程中的应力跌落现象.     

表面粗糙度对TC4钛合金柱壳剪切带形成的影响

剪切带是材料在高应变率加载条件下特有的变形和损伤形式之一,关于影响金属材料中剪切带形成的敏感性因素及其机理的研究,一直是科学研究和工程设计中关注的重点问题. 在柱壳高速坍塌过程中,剪切带优先在内表面形核, 其形核及扩展行为受内表面介观状态的影响显著.本文采用爆轰加载厚壁圆筒坍塌实验技术,结合材料表面处理技术、微结构表征技术和剪切带理论模型分析,研究了内表面粗糙度变化对TC4钛合金柱壳剪切带形成影响的细观动力学规律.结果表明, 在爆炸加载形成的高应变率条件下,表面粗糙度对TC4钛合金柱壳中剪切带形成具有明显影响. 在相同的变形条件下,随着试样内表面粗糙度的增大, 剪切带数量、长度和形核速率均增大;表面粗糙度越大, 部分剪切带扩展速率越快, 剪切带长度差异越大,剪切带的屏蔽效应增强. 分析表明,实验获得的剪切带间距与W-O模型和M模型预测结果基本吻合,具体数值受试样内表面粗糙度影响, 随着表面粗糙度的增大,实验结果逐渐小于预测数值.      

延性金属层裂自由面速度曲线特征多尺度模拟研究

以延性金属钽为研究对象,对钽在平板撞击下的层裂行为进行了多尺度下的数值模拟研究,从微观视角对自由面速度曲线上的典型特征进行了新的解读。在宏观尺度,对比分析了光滑粒子流体动力学法（smootfied particle hydrodynamics, SPH）与Lagrange网格法以及几种本构模型的模拟结果及其适用性。通过与实验数据的对比表明,Steinberg-Cochran-Guinan本构模型在层裂模拟中与实验数据吻合较好,通过改变加载条件获得了不同应变率下的自由面速度曲线,分析了不同应变率下的自由面速度曲线中的典型特征。在微观尺度,采用分子动力学方法获得层裂区域内损伤演化情况,揭示了宏观尺度自由面速度曲线典型特征所蕴含的物理内涵。分析表明,层裂表现为材料内部微孔洞形核、长大和聚集的损伤演化过程,自由面速度曲线上的典型特征与层裂区域的损伤演化过程存在密切关联。Pullback信号是层裂区域内微孔洞形核的宏观表征;自由面速度曲线的下降幅值在一定程度上反映了微孔洞的形核条件,由此计算得到的层裂强度实际上是微孔洞的形核强度。此外,Pullback信号后的速度回跳速率反映了微损伤演化的速率。     

金属材料辐照缺陷演化的分子动力学研究进展

辐照条件下,高能粒子在金属材料内部引入稠密的辐照缺陷,导致材料力学性能严重退化,缩短材料服役寿命,是辐照材料研究的关键问题。辐照缺陷多处在纳米尺度,故分子动力学方法是模拟辐照缺陷的有力工具,近年来被广泛用于研究辐照缺陷演化。本文总结了金属材料中辐照缺陷演化的分子动力学研究进展,介绍了级联碰撞、点缺陷、空洞、氦泡、Frank位错环、层错四面体等辐照缺陷,及其与位错、晶界等微结构的相互作用。分子动力学方法揭示的机制与模型,深化了学界对辐照效应的认识,有助于提高辐照材料力学性能和设计耐辐照材料。     

海洋大气间气泡的气体输运

研究球形小气泡在理想流体的波浪场中的气体扩散过程,把小雷诺数下均匀来流绕流球形气泡的气体交换结果与气泡运动方程耦合在一起进行求解．讨论了溶解于水中的气体浓度、波浪、气泡半径、气泡初始深度对单个气泡气体扩散量的影响．由于气泡云对气体的输运,溶解于水中的气体可出现过饱和状态．对１０ｍ／ｓ风速下气泡云的气体输运量进行了计算,得到水中Ｏ２的过饱和度可达１．８９％～３９２％,与实际观测值一致．     

金属材料辐照缺陷演化的分子动力学研究进展

辐照条件下，高能粒子在金属材料内部引入稠密的辐照缺陷，导致材料力学性能严重退化，缩短材料服役寿命，是辐照材料研究的关键问题。辐照缺陷多处在纳米尺度，故分子动力学方法是模拟辐照缺陷的有力工具，近年来被广泛用于研究辐照缺陷演化。本文总结了金属材料中辐照缺陷演化的分子动力学研究进展，介绍了级联碰撞、点缺陷、空洞、氦泡、Frank位错环、层错四面体等辐照缺陷，及其与位错、晶界等微结构的相互作用。分子动力学方法揭示的机制与模型，深化了学界对辐照效应的认识，有助于提高辐照材料力学性能和设计耐辐照材料。     

增材制造微结构演化及疲劳分散性计算

为了预测增材制造中工艺参数?微结构?力学性能之间的关联规律, 提出了集成离散元、相场模拟、晶体塑性有限元和极值概率理论的计算方法, 揭示了激光扫描速度对微结构演化、屈服应力和疲劳分散性的影响. 首先, 采用离散元实现了重力作用下粉床在已凝固层表面上的逐层铺设; 其次, 通过热?熔体?微结构耦合的非等温相场模拟, 获得了熔体、气孔、晶界、晶粒取向等的时空演化以及最终形成的多晶微结构; 然后, 应用晶体塑性有限元计算了增材制造多晶微结构的宏观力学响应, 并得到表征疲劳裂纹萌生驱动力的疲劳指示参数(FIP); 最后, 采用极值概率理论分析了增材制造多晶微结构的FIP极值分布规律及疲劳分散性. 以316L不锈钢选区激光熔化增材制造为例的计算结果表明: 增材制造微结构的宏观屈服强度随激光扫描速度的增加而降低, 且呈各向异性; FIP极值符合Gumbel极值分布规律, 激光扫描速度增加可降低增材制造微结构疲劳分散性, 但会导致FIP极值升高, 使得疲劳裂纹萌生驱动力增加, 疲劳寿命降低.      

CFD modelling of most probable bubble nucleation rate from binary mixture with estimation of components’ mole fraction in critical cluster

The employment of different mathematical models to address specifically for the bubble nucleation rates of water vapour and dissolved air molecules is essential as the physics for them to form bubble nuclei is different. The available methods to calculate bubble nucleation rate in binary mixture such as density functional theory are complicated to be coupled along with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach. In addition, effect of dissolved gas concentration was neglected in most study for the prediction of bubble nucleation rates. The most probable bubble nucleation rate for the water vapour and dissolved air mixture in a 2D quasi-stable flow across a cavitating nozzle in current work was estimated via the statistical mean of all possible bubble nucleation rates of the mixture (different mole fractions of water vapour and dissolved air) and the corresponding number of molecules in critical cluster. Theoretically, the bubble nucleation rate is greatly dependent on components’ mole fraction in a critical cluster. Hence, the dissolved gas concentration effect was included in current work. Besides, the possible bubble nucleation rates were predicted based on the calculated number of molecules required to form a critical cluster. The estimation of components’ mole fraction in critical cluster for water vapour and dissolved air mixture was obtained by coupling the enhanced classical nucleation theory and CFD approach. In addition, the distribution of bubble nuclei of water vapour and dissolved air mixture could be predicted via the utilisation of population balance model.     

Bubble dynamics in microchannel: An overview of the state-of-the-art

The inception of the boiling, in a pool or flow boiling, is the formation of the vapor bubble at an active nucleation site that plays a crucial role in the boiling process and it becomes critical and unfolds many facets when channel size reduces to submicron. The detailed knowledge of the bubble dynamics is helpful in establishing the thermal and hydraulic flow behavior in the microchannel. In the current paper, bubble dynamics that include bubble nucleation at the nucleation site, its growth, departure, and motion along the flow in a microchannel(s) are discussed in detail. Different models developed for critical cavity radius favorable for bubble nucleation are compiled and observe that models exhibit large deviation. The bubble growth models are compiled and concluded that the development of a more generalize bubble growth model is necessary that would be capable of accounting for inertia controlled and thermal diffusion controlled regions. Bubbles at nucleation sites in a microchannel grow under the influence of various forces such as surface tension, inertia, shear, gravitational and evaporation momentum. Parametric analysis of these forces reckoned that the threshold between macro- to microchannel could be identify through critical analysis of such forces. Eventually, the possible impact of the various factors such as operating conditions, geometrical parameters, thermophysical properties of fluid on bubble dynamics in microchannel has been reported.

     

Study on heat transfer performance of spray cooling: model and analysis

In consideration of droplet–film impaction, film formation, film motion, bubble boiling (both wall nucleation bubbles and secondary nucleation bubbles), droplet–bubble interaction, bulk air convection and radiation, a model to predict the heat and mass transfer in spray cooling was presented in this paper. The droplet–film impaction was modeled based on an empirical correlation related with droplet Weber number. The film formation, film motion, bubble growth, and bubble motion were modeled based on dynamics fundamentals. The model was validated by the experimental results provided in this paper, and a favorable comparison was demonstrated with a deviation below 10%. The film thickness, film velocity, and non-uniform surface temperature distribution were obtained numerically, and then analyzed. A parameters sensitivity analysis was made to obtain the influence of spray angle, surface heat flux density, and spray flow rate on the surface temperature distribution, respectively. It can be concluded that the heat transfer induced by droplet–film impaction and film-surface convection is dominant in spray cooling under conditions that the heated surface is not superheated. However, the effect of boiling bubbles increases rapidly while the heated surface becomes superheated.     

Bubble growth in saturated pool boiling in water and surfactant solution

The presence of surfactant additives in water was found to enhance the boiling heat transfer significantly. The objective of the present investigation is to compare the bubble growth in water to that of a surfactant solution with negligible environmental impact. The study was conducted at two values of heat fluxes to clarify the effect of the heat flux on the dynamics of bubble nucleation. The bubble growth under condition of pool boiling in water and non-ionic surfactant solution was studied using high speed video technique. The bubble generation was studied on a horizontal flat surface; and the natural roughness of the surface was used to produce the bubbles.     

Stability of nucleation sites in pool boiling

A study was carried out to observe bubble nucleation and site deactivation mechanisms under equilibrium pool boiling of liquids on single sites. The experiments were conducted with benzene, ethanol, and their mixtures on single sites made of glass. These mechanisms were filmed using a cine camera as the temperature of the boiling liquid was decreased in programmed steps. The experiments showed that the deactivation of a bubble nucleation site in the surface occurred by progressive condensation of vapor within it until the volume of vapor became equal to or smaller than the volume of a spherical bubble of diameter equal to that of the site. Based upon these experimental observations, a site deactivation mechanism is proposed for heterogeneous pool boiling and stability criteria are developed for single cylindrical cavities. The effect of relevant parameters on depth-to-diameter ratio of the sites is also determined.     

High-pressure foaming properties of carbon dioxide-saturated emulsions

The aeration of emulsions with tailored properties and structure is of widespread importance in processing of foods and cosmetics. This report addresses the micro-cellular foam formation of carbon dioxide-saturated oil-in-water emulsions triggered by the application of a controlled pressure drop. The experimental setup combines a stirred pressure vessel with a pressure cell-equipped rheometer and pneumatic expansion valves. This allows to systematically study the process of gas dissolution, bubble nucleation, and growth under defined pressure, temperature, and flow conditions. Investigations on the impact of relevant process parameters show that dissolved gas fraction, emulsion viscosity, and shear rate have a major influence on foam formation. Dissolution of carbon dioxide leads to a viscosity reduction of the emulsion which and is described by a viscosity reduction factor. The point of bubble nucleation is derived from rheological patterns during depressurization. Experiments show that lower emulsion viscosity and higher shear rate favor bubble nucleation upon pressure release. Rheological results are supported by video analysis as the setup allows capturing nucleation, growth, and destabilization of bubbles as a function of pressure, supersaturation, and time. The results of this work yield the understanding of the high-pressure foaming mechanism from a rheological perspective and foster the design of such processes.     

Simulation of flow boiling in micro-channels: Effects of inlet flow rate and hot-spots

This paper presents the findings of a numerical study on the flow boiling in a micro-channel heat sink. The Navier-Stokes equations, energy equation, and the continuity equation are solved in a finite-volume framework using the front-tracking method. The numerical method is validated by comparison with the experimental results for a slug bubble growth, and vertical flow boiling. The numerical method is then used to study the effect of changing the inflow mass-velocity on the heat transfer coefficient, bubble size distribution, and the bubble nucleation frequency for a constant heat flux. The mean heat transfer coefficient of all the cases is found to be nearly twice that of the single-phase heat transfer coefficient. The bubble nucleation frequency is found to increase monotonically with the inflow mass-velocity. The bubble size distribution along the channel is found to become flatter as the mass-velocity is increased. We identify three distinct phases of the bubble evolution, namely the initial rapid growth phase, the boiling dominant phase, and finally the condensation dominant phase. Subsequently, the numerical method is used to study the effect of having a hot-spot near the bubble nucleation site on the heat transfer characteristics. It is found that the bubble nucleation frequency increases and the bubbles’ maximum volume decreases as the intensity of the hot-spot is increased for a fixed inlet flow rate. It is also observed that the average heat transfer coefficient does not change significantly with changing the intensity of the hot-spot, and that the bubble size distribution along the channel becomes flatter as the intensity of the hot-spot is increased.     

Dynamic characteristics of microscale boiling

Microscale boiling displays some quite unusual characteristics, like the occurrence of the so-called “fictitious boiling”. This paper conducted the thermodynamic and dynamic analyses regarding the phase change and bubble nucleation in microchannels. The role of perturbations on the dynamics of bubble embryos was investigated, whence the possible causes corresponding to the depression of bubble nucleation in microscale boiling were proposed through stochastic analysis. The external perturbations produced by pressure impulses accompanied with embryo growth and collapse could markedly alter the dynamic characteristics of bubble growth. Received on 27 March 2000     

Nucleation and flashing in nozzles—2. Comparison with experiments using a five-equation model for vapor void development

A quasi-one-dimensional, five-equation, homogeneous, nonequilibrium model has been developed and utilized on a microcomputer to calculate the behavior of flowing, initially subcooled, flashing water systems. Equations for mixture and vapor mass conservation, mixture momentum conservation, liquid energy conservation and bubble transport were discretized and linearized semi-implicitly, and solved using a successive iteration Newton method. Closure was obtained through simple constitutive equations for friction and spherical bubble growth, and a new nucleation model for wall nucleation in small nozzles combined with an existing model for bulk nucleation in large geometries to obtain the thermal nonequilibrium between phases. The model described was applied to choked nozzle flow with subcooled water inlets based on specified inlet conditions of pressure and temperature, and vanishing inlet void fraction and bubble number density. Good qualitative and quantitative agreement with the experiment confirms the adequacy of the nucleation models in determining both the initial size and number density of nuclei, and indicates that mechanical nonequilibrium between phases is not an important factor in these flows. It is shown that bulk nucleation becomes important as the volume-to-surface ratio of the geometry is increased.