Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Properties of Solid Uranium Dioxide

Molecular dynamics simulations are performed with the recently developed empirical interaction potential by Morelon et al. Thermodynamics properties of solid UO2 that have been assessed include melt point, density, enthalpy, heat capacity, lattice parameter variation with temperature, mean-square-displacement and diffusion coefficients of oxygen ion. The results are compared with the data in literature and it is suggested that the rigid ionic potential provides perfect results below the superionic range. The data showing thermodynamics properties will become unacceptable when the temperature is higher than 2500 K. Compared with the previous empirical potentials, the empirical potential developed by Morelon et al. improves the agreement of these data with the recommend ones.     

高温超声拉压疲劳试件设计与温度自动控制

本文较深入地开展了高温环境条件下的超声拉压疲劳实验系统研究,深入分析了试件温度高精测量与自动控制和高温试件设计的关键问题。实验系统可以实现高温环境条件下大于1010周次超高周次的疲劳加载。本实验系统利用传统超声疲劳试验机,使用非接触式红外测温仪对试件温度进行实时动态监测,采用间歇振动的方法保证温度波动小于±3℃。实验结果显示,采用本系统得到的实验结果与传统疲劳加载方式的结果一致性很好。本文工作为进一步开展高温环境条件下金属材料高温超高周(1010周次)疲劳损伤和疲劳破坏机理研究提供了新的有效的平台。     

CrMoW转子钢高温超高周裂纹扩展及疲劳行为研究

本文研究了超超临界汽轮机CrMoW转子钢在常温与600℃条件下的超高周旋转弯曲疲劳行为。实验中利用位移传感器原位监测试件挠度变化,研究裂纹的萌生与扩展特性。研究结果发现,在常温下,疲劳裂纹主要萌生于试样表面,但也发现超高周次疲劳破坏的裂纹萌生于内部的情形。600℃时,S-N曲线呈现直线下降的趋势;大多试样裂纹萌生区和初始扩展区发现非金属夹杂物,其裂纹萌生是表面裂纹起源和亚表面夹杂物相耦合的结果。裂纹萌生寿命占整个疲劳寿命的90%以上,裂纹萌生寿命百分比(Ni/Nf)随疲劳寿命的延长而增大,并且温度对裂纹萌生寿命百分比没有影响。