Elastic properties of polyethylene melts at high shear rates with respect to extrusion

At high shear rates a steady state of shear flow with constant shear rate, constant shear stress, and constant recoverable shear strain is observed in the short-time sandwich rheometer after some few shear units already. The melt exhibits rather high elastic shear deformations and the recovery occurs at much higher speed than it is observed in the newtonian range. The ratio of first normal stress difference and twice the shear stress, being equal to the recoverable strain in the second-order fluid limit, significantly underestimates the true elastic shear strains at high shear rates. The observed shear rate dependence of shear stress and first normal stress difference as well as of the (constrained) elastic shear strain is correctly described on the basis of a discrete relaxation time spectrum. In simple shear a stick-slip transition at the metal walls is found. Necessary for the onset of slip is a critical value of shear stress and a certain amount of elastic shear deformation or orientation of the melt.     

Shear localisation in stirred yoghurt

The shear flow behaviour of stirred yoghurt in the cone-and-plate and cylindrical Couette geometries was studied using diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) velocimetry. Differences between the transmission and backscattering DWS correlations suggest the formation of a high shear rate band near the surface of a moving cone of a cone-and-plate geometry at low shear rates. At higher shear rates, homogeneous shear flow is indicated. NMR velocimetry unambiguously demonstrated that a high shear rate band forms at the moving inner wall of a cylindrical Couette geometry at low shear rates. At intermediate shear rate, a high shear rate band is formed at the stationary outer wall and plug-like flow is observed mid-gap. At higher shear rates, homogeneous shear flow is observed. Slip is seen at both walls. The three flow regimes appear to correlate loosely with transitions in the pseudo-steady-state flow curve and may reflect a break-up of the protein aggregates observed with confocal microscopy.     

The relationship between simple shear and pure shear for a simple fluid without coupling effects

Similarities between simple shear and pure shear or planar extension are exploited to derive equations relating stress in pure shear at constant extension rate to the stress in simple shear at constant shear rate. For the class of materials considered it follows that there are only two independent material functions required to describe simple shear. The relationships derived may also be used to estimate the ratio of first to second normal-stress differences in simple shear using experimental results from pure shear experiments.     

Rheology and birefringence of Fomblin YR at very high shear rates

The rheological and structural properties of perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant films including viscosity, shear stress, and birefringence were measured at relatively low to extremely high shear rates using a rotational optical rheometer. The viscosity of various films with different thicknesses exhibit Newtonian behavior up to a shear rate 1 × 10⁴ s⁻¹, with a transition to shear-thinning behavior obvious at higher shear rates. Birefringence of these films was also measured for the first time, and these results indicate chain alignment with shear in the shear-thinning regime. The shear rate at which alignment occurs is similar to that of the onset of shear thinning. This correlation between chain alignment and shear thinning provides direct evidence that the ability of PFPEs to lubricate hard drives at high shear rates is a direct consequence of the ability of the applied shear field to align the molecules on a molecular level.     

有腹筋混凝土梁的剪切刚度分析模型

钢筋混凝土梁的挠度计算通常不计入剪切变形的贡献,然而对于斜向开裂的有腹筋混凝土梁,斜裂缝会显著降低梁体的有效剪切刚度,导致剪切变形值显著增大,因此在验算评估时应予以考虑.为评价钢筋混凝土梁斜向开裂后的有效剪切刚度,首先,基于变角桁架模型推导了钢筋混凝土梁在箍筋屈服状态下的有效剪切刚度;与弹性剪切刚度比较发现,剪切刚度退化系数的主要影响因素为材料弹模比、配箍率和斜压杆倾角.其次,基于试验剪切变形曲线表现出的刚度退化规律,提出了可用于不同开裂程度下剪切刚度计算的恒定切线刚度退化模式,并采用开裂后的剪力增量作为反映开裂程度的定量指标.最后,根据最小能量原理得到了剪切刚度退化中两个关键参数:斜压杆倾角和剪切刚度退化系数的解析公式.通过2根薄腹混凝土梁剪切变形试验以及收集的15个受剪梁段的剪切变形数据对模型有效性进行了验证,验证结果表明:有腹筋混凝土梁剪切刚度分析模型能较为准确地预测箍筋屈服状态的剪切刚度,并能反映不同开裂程度下的剪切刚度退化规律.     

An apparent viscosity function for shear thickening fluids

A new apparent viscosity function for shear thickening fluids is proposed, contemplating the three characteristic regions typically exhibited by these materials: slight shear thinning at low shear rates, followed by a sharp viscosity increase over a threshold shear rate value (critical shear rate), and a subsequent pronounced shear thinning region at high shear rates. The proposed function has a continuous derivative, making it appropriate in numerical simulations. Moreover, the function is shown to provide an excellent fit to several independent experimental data sets.     

Similitude considerations in laminar flow of modified power law fluids in circular ducts

A numerical solution is presented for the friction factorReynolds number relation for a fluid which is Newtonian at low shear rates, power law at high shear rates with a transition region at intermediate shear rates. The solution makes possible the conservation of similitude when designing duct systems for such fluids since both Reynolds numbers and shear rates are considered.     

A Dynamic-induced Direct-shear Model for Dynamic Triggering of Frictional Slip on Simulated Granular Gouges

This study presents a dynamic-induced direct-shear model to investigate the dynamic triggering of frictional slip on simulated granular gouges. An incident P-wave is generated as a shear load and a normal stress is constantly applied on the gouge layer. The shear stress accumulates in the incident stage and the frictional slip occurs in the slip stage without the effect of the reflected wave. The experimental results show a non-uniform shear stress distribution along the gouge layer, which may be induced by a shear load induced torque and by normal stress vibration along the layer. The shear stress at the trailing edge strongly affects the frictional slip along the P-wave loading direction, while the rebound stress at the leading edge propagates along the opposite direction. The frictional slip is triggered when the maximum shear stress at the trailing edge reaches a critical value. The normal stress influences the maximum shear stress at the trailing edge, the maximum slip displacement and the slip velocity. The advantages and the limitations of this model are discussed at the end.     

颗粒材料剪切流动状态转变的环剪试验研究

颗粒材料的剪切流动行为广泛地存在于滑坡、泥石流等自然灾害以及矿物原料传输、泵送等工业过程中.颗粒材料在不同体积分数、剪切速率和应力约束下会表现出不同的流动状态并发生相互转化.对颗粒材料在剪切流动过程中力学特性的研究有助于加深理解其发生不同流动状态的内在机理,为解决相应的颗粒材料问题提供理论依据.为此,本文研制了颗粒材料剪切流动的中型环剪仪,并对颗粒材料在不同法向约束应力和剪切速率下的剪切应力和体积膨胀率进行了测试.结果表明,剪切应力和体积膨胀率均随剪切速率的增大而增大,但增长速率在临界剪切速率处发生转变,使其随剪切速率的平方呈分段式线性增长.通过对颗粒材料在不同剪切速率和惯性数下有效摩擦系数变化趋势的分析,讨论了颗粒材料由慢速流向快速流转化的基本规律,以及在临界剪切速率处发生流动状态转化的内在条件.此外,通过对不同法向应力下临界剪切速率以及快速流动下运动规律的测试,发现临界剪切速率随法向应力的增加而减小,即法向应力可促进颗粒材料由慢速流向快速流的转化,但在快速流动状态下的有效摩擦系数对法向应力不敏感.以上对颗粒材料在不同剪切速率、法向应力下流动状态的环剪试验研究有助于揭示其发生不同流动状态转化的内在机理.      

剪应力对培养内皮细胞表面ATP浓度的调节

剪应力信号转导是目前细胞生物力学的研究热点之一。Ca^2＋作为一种第二信使在剪应力信号转导中扮演了重要角色，钙信号转导是通过胞内自由Ca^2＋浓度变化来实现的。胞内Ca^2＋浓度的大小不仅依赖于细胞承受剪应力的大小，同时依赖于细胞外ATP的浓度。本文采用剪应力诱发内皮细胞分泌ATP的时变模型，通过对平行平板流动腔中的ATP浓度场进行数值模拟，分析了剪应力对培养内皮细胞表面ATP浓度的影响。结果表明，剪应力诱发的ATP分泌明显影响细胞表面附近ATP的浓度；剪应力、对流和扩散效应、ATP的水解作用共同决定了细胞外表面附近ATP的浓度。这一结果提示，剪应力大小并非剪应力信号转导过程中的唯一决定因素；剪应力的作用、激动剂的浓度改变共同参与了剪应力信号转导。     

Dynamic properties of shear thickening colloidal suspensions

The transient shear rheology (i.e., frequency and strain dependence) is compared to the steady rheology for a model colloidal dispersion through the shear thickening transition. Reversible shear thickening is observed and the transition stress compares well to theoretical predictions. Steady and transient shear thickening are observed to occur at the same value of the average stress. The critical strain for shear thickening is found to depend inversely on the frequency at fixed applied stress for low frequencies (high strains), but is limited to an apparent minimum critical strain at higher frequencies. This minimum critical strain is shown to be an artifact of slip. Lissajous plots illustrate the transition in material properties through the shear thickening transition, and the energy dissipated by a shear thickening suspension is analyzed as a function of strain amplitude.     

Numerical simulation of Reynolds number effects on velocity shear flow around a circular cylinder

Three-dimensional Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) are performed to investigate the shear effects on flow around a circular cylinder at Reynolds numbers of Re=60–1000. The shear parameter, β, which is based on the velocity gradient, cylinder diameter and upstream mean velocity at the center plane of the cylinder, varies from 0 to 0.30. Variations of Strouhal number, drag and lift coefficients, and unsteady wake structures with shear parameter are studied, along with their dependence on Reynolds number. The presented simulation provides detailed information for the flow field around a circular cylinder in shear flow. This study shows that the Strouhal number exhibits no significant variation with shear parameter. The stagnation point moves to the high-velocity side almost linearly with shear parameter, and this result mainly influences the aerodynamic forces acting on a circular cylinder in shear flow. Both the Reynolds number and shear parameter influence the movement of the stagnation point and separation point. Mode A wake instability is suppressed into parallel vortex shedding mode at a certain shear parameter. The lift force increases with increasing shear parameter and acts from the high-velocity side to the low-velocity side. In addition, a simple method to estimate the lift force coefficient in shear flow is provided.     

SQUEEZE FILM FLOW WITH NONLINEAR BOUNDARY SLIP

A nonlinear boundary slip model consisting of an initial slip length and a critical shear rate was used to study the nonlinear boundary slip of squeeze fluid film confined between two approaching spheres. It is found that the initial slip length controls the slip behavior at small shear rate, but the critical shear rate controls the boundary slip at high shear rate. The boundary slip at the squeeze fluid film of spherical surfaces is a strongly nonlinear function of the radius coordinate. At the center or far from the center of the squeeze film, the slip length equals the initial slip length due to the small shear rate. However, in the high shear rate regime the slip length increases very much. The hydrodynamic force of the spherical squeeze film decreases with increasing the initial slip length and decreasing the critical shear rate. The effect of initial slip length on the hydrodynamic force seems less than that of the critical shear rate. When the critical shear rate is very small the hydrodynamic force increases very slowly with a decrease in minimum film thickness. The theoretical predictions agree well with the experiment measurements.     

Solutions of xanthan gum/guar gum mixtures: shear rheology,porous media flow,and solids transport in annular flow

Mixtures of xanthan and guar gum in aqueous solution were studied in two flow situations: simple shear and porous media. In addition, solids transport in vertical annular flow of sand suspensions was explored. The zero shear rate viscosity of the solutions displayed a pronounced synergy: the viscosity of the mixture is higher than that of the polymer solutions in a wide range of relative concentrations of the two polymers, in agreement with previous literature. However, at relatively high shear rates, the viscosity approaches the value of the more viscous xanthan gum solutions at mass fractions of xanthan gum between 0.1 and 0.15, and the degree of synergy substantially decreases. Stress relaxation experiments in simple shear indicate that the polymer mixtures exhibit a well-defined yield stress after relaxation that is absent in solutions of pure polymers. In porous media flow experiments, a synergistic behavior mimicking the shear flow results was obtained for the polymer mixtures at low shear rates. However, at a critical shear rate, the apparent viscosity in porous media flows exceeds the shear viscosity due to the elongational nature of flow in the pores. The solids transport capacity in annular flows is well-represented by trends in shear viscosity and stress relaxation behavior. However, the lack of viscosity synergy at high shear rates limits the applicability of the mixtures as a way to improve solids suspension capacity in annular flows.     

A molecular dynamics study of the stress–optical behavior of a linear short-chain polyethylene melt under shear

In this study, we present details of the stress–optical behavior of a linear polyethylene melt under shear using a realistic potential model. We demonstrate the existence of the critical shear stress, above which the stress–optical rule (SOR) begins to be invalid. The critical shear stress of the SOR of this melt turns out to be 5.5 MPa, which is fairly higher than 3.2 MPa at which shear thinning starts, indicating that the SOR is valid up to a point well beyond the incipient point of shear thinning. Furthermore, contrary to conventional wisdom, the breakdown of the SOR turns out not to be correlated with the saturation of chain extension and orientation: It occurs at shear rates well before maximum chain extension is obtained. In addition to the stress and birefringence tensors, we also compare two important coarse-grained second-rank tensors, the conformation and orientation tensors. The birefringence, conformation, and orientation tensors display nonlinear relationships to each other at high values of the shear stress, and the deviation from linearity begins at approximately the critical shear stress for breakdown of the SOR.     

接触面损伤演化过程的数值模型

结合接触面在细观尺度上的非均匀性及其损伤演化规律,提出了一种可以考虑接触面损伤演化过程的数值模型.数值模拟得到的剪切应力-剪切位移关系表明:随着剪切位移的增加,接触面上产生的损伤单元导致曲线斜率逐渐降低;当接触面被完全剪断后,模型中的剪切应力出现了一定程度的下降,此后的剪应力在摩擦力的作用下基本保持不变.模型所能承受的...     

土的工程力学性质的颗粒流模拟

基于颗粒流理论,引入不同的颗粒接触连接本构模型,分别建立了砂土和粘性土的颗粒流模型．通过颗粒流数值模型试验,对砂土和粘性土的室内平面应变试验及其剪切带形成和发展进行了数值模拟,分别对比了不同围压下颗粒流试样与室内试验的应力应变关系曲线,基本再现了砂土和粘性土试样应力．应变关系．通过砂土和粘性土PFC试样剪切带模拟表明,当围压较小时试样内部颗粒位移量小而且分布范围较广,当围压增大时,试样内部颗粒位移量也增大,而且发生较大位移颗粒的分布范围趋于集中,同时随着围压的增大试样内部形成明显的剪切带．无论砂土还是粘性土的PFC试样,随着围压的增加剪切带的形状趋于集中,而且剪切带宽度在减小．在围压很小时,试样内形成大的破坏区域,在围压较大时出现明显的线破坏区．这些规律基本与室内试验结果相似。     

箱形梁剪力滞和剪切效应引起的附加挠度分析

将箱形梁腹板剪切变形纳入初等梁挠曲变形,在全截面上引入剪力滞翘曲修正系数,重新定义了剪力滞翘曲位移模式。选取剪力滞效应引起的附加挠度为广义位移,计算外力势能时考虑剪力滞广义位移的影响,应用能量变分法建立了反映剪力滞和剪切效应的控制微分方程,并导出了均布荷载作用下简支箱梁和两跨连续箱梁剪力滞和剪切效应附加挠度的解析解。数值算例表明,本文方法计算的总挠度值与有限元数值解吻合良好,从而验证了本文方法的合理性。算例箱梁剪切附加挠度明显大于剪力滞附加挠度;简支箱梁跨中截面的剪切和剪力滞附加挠度分别占初等梁挠度的2.50%和1.97%,两跨连续箱梁距中支点9l/16截面分别占27.45%和16.87%。     

压缩剪切测试中载荷传递行为的数字光弹性研究

结合光弹性四步彩色相移法,提出改进的六步相移法来计算全场剪应力,对径压缩圆盘实验证实了该方法的正确性,并进一步研究了同质材料连接结构在压缩剪切测试中的层间剪切行为。实验结果表明:全场等色线条纹级数和剪应力连续分布且随载荷而增加;中线附近剪应力趋于零,而条纹级数为峰谷。在连接界面上的条纹级数和剪应力出现峰值,特别是在连接界面端部为最高,在最大载荷下可分别达3.5级和2.4MPa,是导致连接界面脱粘开裂的危险区域。连接结构通过层间剪应力进行应力传递,在连接界面上剪应力与外载基本保持平衡。     

香港全风化花岗岩饱和直剪试验中的剪胀问题

通过对全风化花岗岩的慢剪试验,指出了在直剪试验中出现的两种垂直位移变化形式,其对土体的剪胀剪缩性质的 反映与三轴试验是一致的。剪胀的发生与土体的密实程度密切相关;随垂直压力的增大,剪胀发生所需剪应力也增大;剪应 力达到峰值所需要剪位移总是比剪胀发生时所需的剪位移大。