Prediction of liquid level distribution in horizontal gas-liquid stratified flows with interfacial level gradient

A one-dimensional momentum equation has been derived based on a two-fluid model and used to predict the axial distribution of liquid level or void fraction in steady, cocurrent, gas-liquid stratified flows in horizontal circular pipes and rectangular channels. The equation is carefully formulated to incorporate the effect of interfacial level gradient. Two different critical liquid levels are found from the momentum equation and are adopted as a boundary condition to calculate the liquid level or void fraction distribution upstream of the channel exit. The predicted void fraction distributions are compared with the experimental data obtained in a rectangular channel in this work and other data reported for large-diameter pipes. Good agreement is shown for air-kerosene, air-water and stream-water stratified flows with a smooth gas-liquid interface.     

Influence of cyclic loading on crack growth kinetics in a viscoelastic orthotropic plate made of a composite material

The kinetics of crack growth in a viscoelastic orthotropic plate made of a composite material is analyzed. The external load is the superposition of a cyclic load and a constant tensile load. The level of the tensile load is assumed to exceed the amplitude of the cyclic load. The kinetic curves are compared with the constant tension curves. The effect of the cyclic component is studied.Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 40, No. 9, pp. 116–122, September 2004.     

松质骨弹性模量计算的均匀化方法

对松质骨建立了六种单胞微观结构模型，采用均匀化方法和有限元方法计算松质骨的宏观等效弹性模量。给出了六种单胞模型的松质骨弹性模量与材料密度(体分比）的关系，与实验数据进行了对比，分析了不同微观结构模型在不同骨骼中的应用。结果表明，本文方法及六种单胞模型可以对松质骨微观结构和材料性能进行有效的模拟计算。同时本文又着重对松质骨的宏观等效弹性模量与体分比的指数关系进行了探讨。     

Ultrasonic devulcanization of waste rubbers: Experimentation and modeling

Continuous ultrasonic devulcanization of ground tire rubber (GRT) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) is considered. Experiments are performed under various processing conditions. Two recipes of SBR with different amounts of polysulfidic linkages are utilized. Gel fraction and crosslink density of devulcanized rubbers are measured and a unique relationship between them is established. Die characteristics with and without imposition of ultrasonic waves are determined. Devulcanized samples are revulcanized and mechanical properties are measured. In some cases, properties of revulcanized SBR samples exceeded those of virgin vulcanizates. This is explained based on the presence of a double network in the revulcanized rubber. A modification of acoustic cavitation and flow modeling of ultrasonic devulcanization of SBR and GRT is proposed using a concept of effective viscosity characterizing the flow of vulcanized particles before devulcanization combined with a shear rate, temperature and gel fraction-dependent viscosity of devulcanized rubber. Velocity, shear rate, pressure, and temperature field along with gel fraction, crosslink density and number of bonds broken are simulated. Predicted data on gel fraction, crosslink density, and pressure using the present modification of the model are found to be closer to experimental data then previously reported.Dedicated to the memory of Professor Tasos C. Papanastasiou     

A variational approach to a micro-structured theory of solid-fluid mixtures

Summary In this paper, we present a micro-structured model for describing global deformations of heterogeneous mixtures. In particular, for a saturated solid-fluid mixture, we regard the solid volume fraction as a microstructural parameter so as to enlarge the space of admissible deformations with respect to the classical theory of mixtures. According to the variational approach, the governing equations are obtained as the stationarity of a suitable action functional. The micro-structured model is then forced to establish a second-gradient mixture theory, by introducing among the considered state parameters a suitable internal constraint. Finally, we determine under which (integrability) conditions the additional balance laws, typically employed to close the theory of porous media endowed with the volume fraction, can fit the variational framework. The authors wish to thank Prof. Francesco dell'Isola from University of Rome La Sapienza for his constructive criticism about the variational approach to continuum mechanics and the interpretation of the volume-fraction balance law.     

Void fraction measurement by X-ray absorption

An X-ray tube and scintillation detectors were mounted on test pipes containing static voids of air–water mixture. Due to fluctuations in the X-ray tube output, void fraction measurements were carried out by using two detectors, one as a reference and the other as a void monitor. The intensity of a narrow (30–100 kV) X-ray beam transmitted through test pipes of different I.D. was measured to obtain the void fraction. The uncertainty in measuring static void fraction, was found to decrease as the void fraction increases, and to increase as X-ray energy increases. It was found that for a certain test-section pipe diameter, there exist an optimum X-ray energy that gives a minimum uncertainty in void fraction measurement.     

An experimental study on effects of solid concentration and ζ-potential on pseudoplastic flow of suspensions

The pseudoplastic flow of suspensions, alumina or styrene-acrylamide copolymer particles in water or an aqueous solution of glycerin has been studied by the step-shear-rate method. The relation between the shear rate,D, and the shear stress,, in the step-shear-rate measurements, where the state of dispersion was considered to be constant, was expressed as = AD ^1/2 +CD. The effective solid volume fraction,ø _F, andA were dependent on the shear rate and expressed byø _F =aD ^b andA = D . Combining the above relations, the steady flow curve was expressed by = D ^{1/2 +} + ₀ (1 – a D ^b/0.74)^–1.85 D, where ₀ is the viscosity of the medium.With an increase in solid volume fraction and a decreases in the absolute value of the-potential, the flow behavior of the suspensions changed from Newtonian ( = = b = 0), slightly pseudoplastic ( = b = 0), pseudoplastic ( = 0) to a Bingham-like behavior.The change in viscosity of the medium had an effect on the change in the effective volume fraction.     

液态金属熔池中气泡-液体两相湍流的数值模拟研究

应用欧拉-欧拉双流体模型,以及分别描述气泡和液体湍流的两相湍流模型,描述液态金属中气体射流发泡过程的两相流动及气泡分布。与实验结果的对比表明,本模型的预测能力优于前人未考虑气相湍流的模型。考查了液体物性和气泡尺寸对流场特性的影响,结果发现,液体密度越低,气泡尺寸越小,气泡分布就越均匀。     

浓悬浮体的屈服应力和最大填充率

对剪切稀化的浓悬浮体，假设在剪切状态下结构参数变化的速率服从一级动力学关系，在此基础上导出浓悬浮体最大填充率与剪应力、屈服应力与填充率之间关系的数学模型．用硅粉－甘油水溶液及可可粉－可可脂两种悬浮体的实验确认了模型对工业微米级颗粒悬浮体的适用性