利用光学方法研究单针射流等离子体的产生和发展机制

对单针电极射流等离子体产生和发展过程中的光信号进行了研究。首先发现等离子体的长度并不是随外加电压升高而增加,而是和驱动电源的能量在正半周放电脉冲之间的分配有关。通过研究等离子体通道内不同位置的发光信号,发现正半周期第一次放电脉冲是在针尖电极处产生,而第二个脉冲是在等离子体通道中部产生,电子激发温度也是在等离子体中部达到最高。通过分析发现,空间电荷产生的附加电场对于等离子体的产生和发展有着重大影响。     

Thermodynamic Nonequilibrium Features in Binary Diffusion

Diffusion is a ubiquitous physical phenomenon where thermodynamic nonequilibrium effects(TNEs) are outstanding issues. In this work, we employ the discrete Boltzmann method to investigate the TNEs in the dynamic process of binary diffusion. The main features of the distribution function in velocity space are recovered and discussed.It is found that, with the decreasing gradients of macroscopic quantities(such as density, concentration, velocity, etc.),both the local and global TNEs decrease with the time but increase with the relaxation time in a power law, respectively.     

Kinetic Simulation of Nonequilibrium Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability

The recently developed discrete Boltzmann method(DBM), which is based on a set of uniform linear evolution equations and has high parallel efficiency, is employed to investigate the dynamic nonequilibrium process of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability(KHI). It is found that, the relaxation time always strengthens the global nonequilibrium(GNE), entropy of mixing, and free enthalpy of mixing. Specifically, as a combined effect of physical gradients and nonequilibrium area, the GNE intensity first increases but decreases during the whole life-cycle of KHI. The growth rate of entropy of mixing shows firstly reducing, then increasing, and finally decreasing trends during the KHI process. The trend of the free enthalpy of mixing is opposite to that of the entropy of mixing. Detailed explanations are:(i) Initially,binary diffusion smooths quickly the sharp gradient in the mole fraction, which results in a steeply decreasing mixing rate.(ii) Afterwards, the mixing process is significantly promoted by the increasing length of material interface in the evolution of the KHI.(iii) As physical gradients are smoothed due to the binary diffusion and dissipation, the mixing rate reduces and approaches zero in the final stage. Moreover, with the increasing Atwood number, the global strength of viscous stresses on the heavy(light) medium reduces(increases), because the heavy(light) medium has a relatively small(large) velocity change. Furthermore, for a smaller Atwood number, the peaks of nonequilibrium manifestations emerge earlier, the entropy of mixing and free enthalpy of mixing change faster, because the KHI initiates a higher growth rate.     

相分离过程的离散Boltzmann方法研究进展

概述相分离过程的离散Boltzmann方法研究进展.这部分研究内容,根据系统的成分,可分为单介质的两相分离和多介质的相分离;根据物理建模,可分为基于传统流体模型的LBM(lattice Boltzmann method)数值模拟和相分离系统的动理学建模与模拟;根据研究的侧重点,可分为方法(模型)研究和相分离过程研究.离散Boltzmann模拟所提供的非平衡行为特征为区分相分离的两个不同阶段提供了一个简洁、有效的物理判据,可用于不同类型界面的甄别与追踪技术设计.     

超长射流等离子体在介质管内的传播机制

利用交流驱动的单针射流等离子体装置,在介质管内产生了可以沿着介质管任意弯曲的超长射流等离子体,且可以喷射到介质管外的空气当中。利用高速相机对介质管内等离子体的传播过程进行拍照,研究了这种超长等离子体在介质管内的传播机制。研究发现,该装置在大气压下产生的等离子体长度可以达到约85 cm。在外加电压的正、负半周期,介质管内的等离子体具有不同的形貌和传播机制。正半周等离子体是以"等离子子弹"的方式向前传播,而负半周是以连续模式向前传播。分析发现,放电形成的空间电荷与介质管壁上的壁电荷之间形成的电场,是影响介质管内等离子体传播的主要因素。     

FFT-LB Modeling of Thermal Liquid-Vapor System

We present an improved lattice Boltzmann(LB) model for thermal liquid-vapor system.In the new model,the Windowed Fast Fourier Transform(WFFT) and its inverse are used to calculate both the convection term and the external force term of the LB equation.By adopting the WFFT scheme,Gibbs oscillations can be damped effectively in unsmooth regions while high resolution feature of the spectral method can be retained in smooth regions.As a result,spatial discretization errors are dramatically decreased,conservation of the total energy is much better preserved,and the spurious velocities near the liquid-vapor interface are significantly reduced.The high resolution,together with the low complexity of the WFFT approach,endows the proposed method with considerable potential for studying a wide class of problems in the field of multiphase flows.     

可压流体Rayleigh-Taylor不稳定性的离散Boltzmann模拟

使用离散Boltzmann模型模拟了可压流体系统中多模初始情况下的Rayleigh-Taylor不稳定性.该离散Boltzmann模型等效于一个Navier-Stokes模型外加一个关于热动非平衡行为的粗粒化模型.通过模拟Riemann问题:Sod激波管、冲击波碰撞和热Couette流问题验证模型的有效性,所得数值结果与解析解一致.利用该模型对界面间断随机多模初始扰动的可压Rayleigh-Taylor不稳定性进行数值模拟研究,得到不稳定性界面演化过程的基本图像.由于黏性和热传导共同作用,一开始扰动界面被"抹平",演化较慢;随着模式互相耦合而减少,演化开始加速,并经历非线性小扰动阶段和不规则非线性阶段,而后发展成典型的"蘑菇状",后期进入湍流混合阶段.由于扰动模式的耦合与发展,轻重流体的重力势能、压缩能与动能相互转化,系统先是趋于热动平衡态,而后偏离热动平衡态以线性形式增长,接着再次趋于热动平衡态,最后慢慢远离热动平衡态.     

Cellular Automata Model for Elastic Solid Material

The Cellular Automaton(CA) modeling and simulation of solid dynamics is a long-standing difficult problem.In this paper we present a new two-dimensional CA model for solid dynamics.In this model the solid body is represented by a set of white and black particles alternatively positioned in the x-and y-directions.The force acting on each particle is represented by the linear summation of relative displacements of the nearest-neighboring particles.The key technique in this new model is the construction of eight coefficient matrices.Theoretical and numerical analyses show that the present model can be mathematically described by a conservative system.So,it works for elastic material.In the continuum limit the CA model recovers the well-known Navier equation.The coefficient matrices are related to the shear module and Poisson ratio of the material body.Compared with previous CA model for solid body,this model realizes the natural coupling of deformations in the x-and y-directions.Consequently,the wave phenomena related to the Poisson ratio effects are successfully recovered.This work advances significantly the CA modeling and simulation in the field of computational solid dynamics.