SiC crystal growth from transition metal silicide fluxes

SiC crystal growth in transition metal silicide melts was investigated by using spontaneous infiltration and solution methods. In the infiltration experiments, SiC powder preforms were infiltrated with Fe_xSi_y (Fe₃Si, Fe₅Si₃ and FeSi) and CoSi melts. The dissolution and precipitation of SiC led to SiC crystals growth in the infiltrated Fe₅Si₃ and CoSi melts, SiC particles coalescing in FeSi and free carbon precipitation in Fe₃Si. In the solution experiments, carbon from the graphite crucible dissolved in and reacted with FeSi₂ and Ti_2.3Si_7.7 to form SiC crystals. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman scattering spectrometer were employed to investigate SiC crystals growth. Based on the investigation, the effect of solution content on the SiC crystal growth, the growth mechanisms in both methods and prototypes of the SiC crystals are also discussed. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Solitary wave solution to Aw-Rascle viscous model of traffic flow

A traveling wave solution to the Aw-Rascle traffic flow model that includes the relaxation and diffusion terms is investigated. The model can be approximated by the well-known Kortweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. A numerical simulation is conducted by the first-order accurate Lax-Friedrichs scheme, which is known for its ability to capture the entropy solution to hyperbolic conservation laws. Periodic boundary conditions are applied to simulate a lengthy propagation, where the profile of the derived KdV solution is taken as the initial condition to observe the change of the profile. The simulation shows good agreement between the approximated KdV solution and the numerical solution.     

均匀热荷载作用下层合简支梁的弹性力学解

基于二维热弹性力学理论,研究均匀热荷载作用下层合简支梁的弹性力学解.首先导出均匀温度场中满足控制微分方程和两端简支边界条件的单层梁的弹性力学解,然后利用层间界面位移和应力必须连续的条件,递推得到底层梁与顶层梁间的位移和应力关系.最后根据层合梁上下表面的边界条件确定待定系数,带回递推公式得到整个层合梁的应力和位移分布.本文方法的计算结果有很好的收敛性.与有限元软件的结果对照说明了本文方法的精确性.最后,研究了不同的变温对层合简支梁的位移和应力的影响,结果显示每个层间界面在x方向的应力是不连续.随着温度的升高,梁的最大位移相应地增大.温度越高,位移沿厚度变化的速率越大.     

三种典型边界条件下受集中载荷梁大挠度弯曲精确解

利用Jacobi椭圆函数得到了自由端受集中载荷悬臂梁大挠度弯曲问题的显式精确解,不同于由传统椭圆积分公式得到的解,该显式精确解给出梁中任意点的转角,由此可方便的得到梁弯曲后各点的位移.研究表明:由该解出发,可得到任意位置受集中载荷悬臂梁问题的解;对称性分析表明该解可直接用于两端简支或两端固支梁中点受集中载荷的情况.最后分别给出了载荷取一系列值时以上三种边界条件下梁弯曲的挠度曲线.     

Global structure stability of impact-induced tensile waves in phase-transforming materials

The global structure stability of the impact-induced tensile waves mentioned by Huang （Huang, S. J. Impact-induced tensile waves in a kind of phase-transforming materials. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, 76, 847-858 （2011）） is considered. By introducing Riemann invariants, the governing equations of motion are reduced into a 2 ~ 2 diagonally strictly hyperbolic system. Then, with the aid of the theory on the typical free boundary problem and maximally dissipative kinetics, the global structure stability of the impact-induced tensile waves propagating in a phase-transforming material is proved.     

RESEARCH OF CONSTITUTIVE RELATION CORRECTION OF GEOTECHNICAL MATERIALS AND THEORETICAL SOLUTION DUE TO PILE-SOIL INTERACTION

地基土的变形模量值不仅和土层所受的先期固结压力大小直接相关, 还受桩土作用产生的附加体积应变的影响.首先, 针对岩土散体材料分析其本构关系的主要影响因素, 研究模量随埋藏深度和体积应变的变化规律, 并对Duncan-Chang本构模型进行抗拉模量值修正.其次, 综合考虑岩土材料拉压模量不等修正以及桩土作用位移边界特点, 应用变分理论推导桩土作用造成的位移、应变和应力场理论解答.最后, 应用已有的经典土压力理论和小孔扩张理论对理论推导结果进行对比和分析验证.研究结果对桩基础设计施工、相应环境保护措施的选择和设计有较大的指导作用.     

Quasi-Periodic Solutions and Asymptotic Properties for the Isospectral BKP Equation

In this paper, based on a Riemann theta function and Hirota's bilinear form, a straightforward way is presented to explicitly construct Riemann theta functions periodic waves solutions of the isospectral BKP equation. Once the bilinear form of an equation obtained, its periodic wave solutions can be directly obtained by means of an unified theta function formula and the way of obtaining the bilinear form is given in this paper. Based on this, the Riemann theta function periodic wave solutions and soliton solutions are presented. The relations between the periodic wave solutions and soliton solutions are strictly established and asymptotic behaviors of the Riemann theta function periodic waves are analyzed by a limiting procedure. The N-soliton solutions of isospectral BKP equation are presented with its detailed proof.     

Rogue Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with Variable Coefficients in Nonlinear Optical Systems

In this paper, the generalized Darboux transformation is constructed to variable coefficient nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation. The N-th order rogue wave solution of this variable coefficient NLS equation is obtained by determinant expression form. In particular, we present rogue waves from first to third-order through some figures and analyze their dynamics.     

New Solutions of Three Nonlinear Space- and Time-Fractional Partial Differential Equations in Mathematical Physics

Motivated by the widely used ansätz method and starting from the modified Riemann-Liouville derivative together with a fractional complex transformation that can be utilized to transform nonlinear fractional partial differential equations to nonlinear ordinary differential equations, new types of exact traveling wave solutions to three important nonlinear space- and time-fractional partial differential equations are obtained simultaneously in terms of solutions of a Riccati equation. The results are new and first reported in this paper.     

Determination of nucleation kinetics of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate

In this study, the metastable zone width of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate was determined for four different temperatures and cooling rates. The induction period of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate in aqueous solution was examined according to polythermal method by using visual observation. The induction period, which changes inversely proportional to the nucleation rate has been used to determine the interfacial tension between the potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate and aqueous solution. By using interfacial tension, the nucleation parameters such as Gibbs free energy change for the formation of critical nucleus, ΔG*, free energy of formation, ΔG, radius of critical nucleus, r and number of molecules in the critical nucleus, i* has been calculated. The effect of Li⁺ and Ca²⁺ impurities on metastable zone width has been studied. The metastable zone width of aqueous solution of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate decreases with increasing impurity concentrations. The equilibrium saturation concentration change is high in the presence of Ca²⁺ ions while it is low in the presence of Li⁺ ions. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)