电流变学研究进展

电流变学是近年来新兴的一门学科。本文从电流变学的发展概况，电流变流体，电流变效应的机理和电流变体的应用等４个方面对电流变学的概貌做了阐述，力求能准确地反映国际上电流变学的发展现状。     

Deformation and orientation during shear and elongation of a polycarbonate/carbon nanotubes composite in the melt

In this study, we focused on the elongational rheology and the morphology of an electrically conductive polycarbonate/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (2 wt%) composite in the melt. In shear and melt elongation, the influence of the carbon nanotubes was large when the externally applied stress was small. Consequently, the elastic interactions resulting from the carbon nanotubes dominated in the low frequency range of the shear oscillations. The elongational viscosity of the composite was only moderately influenced by the addition of 2 wt% carbon nanotubes. Transmission electron microscopy investigations of the stretched composite showed that isolated carbon nanotubes were oriented in elongation. In recovery after melt elongation, the recovered stretch of the composite was much smaller than the recovered stretch of pure polycarbonate. This effect is caused by the carbon nanotubes network, which prohibited large extensions of the macromolecules and led to a yield stress of the composite.     

Large amplitude oscillatory shear behavior of PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer solutions

Rheological properties of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) triblock copolymer solution in both linear and nonlinear regions have been investigated. PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer solution shows a dramatic change in mechanical properties as temperature changes. PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer undergoes a transition from sol to gel with increase of temperature. During this transition the copolymer solution passes through three different stages, namely sol, soft gel, and hard gel. In our previous research (Hyun et al. in J Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech 55:51–65, 2002), large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) behavior was found to be very sensitive to the generated microstructures. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the LAOS type and the microdomain structure. Newtonian behavior is observed in sol region, while there appear two kinds of LAOS types in the soft gel region. One is type I (G′, G′′ decreasing) and the other is a combination of type I and type IV (G′, G′′ increasing followed by decreasing). Type III (G′ decreasing, G′′ increasing followed by decreasing) is observed in the hard gel region. We compared the shape of stress curves, Lissajous pattern, and Fourier transform (FT) rheology of hard gel and soft gel under LAOS, and tried to relate the complex LAOS behavior with the microstructural change. From these investigations, it was found that the LAOS behavior and the stress pattern at large strain are closely related to the microdomain structure of PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer, and provide a lot of useful information on the microstructures induced by large deformation.     

Connecting Linear Polymers Molecular Structure to Viscoelastic Properties and Melt Flow Index

A modeling pathway and software tool for linking entangled linear polymer molecular properties to linear viscoelasticity and melt index (MI) values is presented. A reptation model links molecular properties to the flow curve, and then, an ANSYS Polyflow model calculates MI values based on the flow curve predicted. The method is thoroughly tested and validated for uni‐ and bimodal, low‐ and high‐density polyethylene grades. An overall accuracy level in the range of 90% on average is exhibited, considering both model prediction steps: (i) molecular weight distribution to flow curve and (ii) flow curve to MI.

     

超薄油膜润滑的分子动力学模拟Ⅰ．刚性分子模型

分子量级超薄油膜的润滑特性与流体润滑及边界润滑的都有所不同，而且在超薄油膜中也同样存在着润滑剂的流动。因此，利用分子动力学方法模拟了超薄油膜中的压力流动，模拟中采用了刚性分子流体模型，重点研究固体壁面对流动的影响，结果表明，当油膜厚度远比流体分子“直径”大时，模拟所得速度剖面和流量均与流体力学的理论值基本一致；随着油膜厚度逐渐变薄，压力流动或动压流因受到固体壁面的阻碍作用而不断减小；当油膜厚度减小到几个分子直径量级时，两固体壁面之间的流体分子发生固化或晶体化，由此而导致压力流动消失。这可能是流体动力润滑向边界润滑转化的机理之一。由这些研究结果可见，分子动力学模拟在薄膜润滑研究中具有广阔的应用前景。     

镍锗尖晶石扩散域高温蠕变性能的实验研究

利用人工合成的多晶材料研究了镍锗尖晶石在扩散域的高温蠕变性质。材料颗粒尺寸为0．5μm到8μm，压缩试件为圆柱状，使用气体介质围压试验机。常压蠕变试验过程中，围压为300MPa，温度为1123K到1523K，差应力在55－330MPa范围内。从实验结果得到的镍锗尖晶石在扩散域的流动律表明流动机制为颗粒边界的扩散蠕变（Coble蠕变）。将橄榄石和尖晶石的蠕变数据外推到地球内部条件，粗粒时尖晶石强度远大于橄榄石，粒度减小时，尖晶石比橄榄石还要弱。     

软岩流变的一种新的试验研究方法

 研制了用于软岩流变的蠕变-松弛耦合试验仪，探讨了利用单级 加载和逐级加载两种方式确定软岩流变参数和长期强度的蠕变-松弛耦 合试验原理. 有关的具体试验表明，该仪器操作简便, 稳定性好，所得 结果客观、可靠，可在工程中推广应用.     

Professor T. C. Papanastasiou's contributions to rheology and computational fluid mechanics

Professor T. C. Papanastasiou's contributions to rheology and computational fluid mechanics are numerous and have a lasting effect. In the short span of a professional career of about 10 years, and in such diverse places as the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan, and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, he developed and implemented new ideas in the fields of rheology and computational fluid mechanics. He dealt with such important topics as: i) modelling of viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity through appropriate constitutive equations; ii) numerical techniques based on the finite element method, streamline integration, inverse of the unknown, and Newton iteration for integral-differential equations; iii) numerical simulation of important polymer processes, such as fiber spinning, film blowing, film casting, extrusion and coextrusion of polymeric liquids; iv) stability analysis of multiple flows; v) three-dimensional computational techniques for generalized Newtonian flows; vi) numerical analysis of viscoplastic flows; vii) solidification problems; viii) outflow boundary conditions, etc.His many contributions include authoring two books in the area of fluid mechanics, one for undergraduate and the other for graduate use. He was a mentor and an advisor to a dozen people, his former students, who have, in their own right, successful careers, some as professors, others as research engineers in major industries. The ideas and foundations of his work are currently pursued and studied by many researchers world-wide, and in this manner it is the most appropriate tribute to him and a guarantee that his name will be remembered for years to come.Dedicated to the memory of Professor Tasos C. Papanastasiou     

Flow-induced structure in a system of nuclear waste simulant slurries

Thixotropy and antithixotropy were characterized in nuclear waste simulant slurries. For the neutralized current acid nuclear waste (NCAW) simulant slurries, NCAW with glycolic acid (NCAW+GA), and NCAW with nitric acid (NCAW+NA) (pH 4), a pre-shear flow at constant shear rate destroys the aggregates in the suspension and reduces viscosity. For the NCAW+NA (pH7–9), a pre-shear enhances the aggregates in the suspension and increases viscosity. With the addition of silica to the NCAW+GA and NCAW+NA slurries, the pre-shear effect tends to promote aggregation due to the formation of a network in the suspension, and hence, the viscosity increases. The macroscopic rheological property variation due to the microstructural aspects of the suspensions associated with the shear-induced effect are addressed.     

粗糙表面滑动轴承非牛顿介质润滑的计算

分析了轴承润滑中非牛顿介质的流变特性以及轴承表面形貌对润滑效果的影响,推导出了修正的雷诺方程,在方程中用差分粘度和第一正应力差函数表征非牛顿介质的流变特性,采用流量因子表征表面形貌的作用.结果表明:差分粘度的变化是影响润滑结果的主要因素,它取决于不同介质的动态参数和剪切频率范围,非牛顿介质润滑的承载力并非总高于或低于牛顿介质;在动载荷条件下,第一正应力差效应使油膜压力明显增大;影响流量因子的2个因素为表面形貌的粗糙度和纹理,但其作用远小于非牛顿介质流变特性的影响.