Time dependent scission and cross-linking in an elastomeric cylinder undergoing circular shear and heat conduction

When an elastomeric material is at a sufficiently high temperature, there can be time-dependent scission of macromolecular network cross-links. The affected molecules can recoil and cross-link to form a new network in a new reference configuration. The material then consists of several molecular networks. This microstructural change affects the mechanical response and leads to permanent set. A constitutive equation is presented, based on the experimental work of Tobolsky (Properties and Structures of Polymers, Wiley, New York, 1960, pp. 223-265), which can account for the influence of this temperature-dependent microstructural change on the mechanical response. It is used to study an elastomeric cylinder undergoing circular shear and transient heat conduction.     

Combined deformation- and temperature-induced scission in a rubber cylinder in torsion

When an elastomeric material is deformed and subjected to temperatures above some characteristic value T_cr (near for natural rubber), it undergoes time and temperature dependent chemical changes consisting of scission and crosslinking of its macromolecular structure. The process continues until the temperature decreases below T_cr. Experiments carried out in uniaxial extension have shown that the chemical changes are independent of stretch ratio within moderate stretches. It is reasonable to expect that the chemical changes would be affected by sufficiently large deformations, an interaction referred to as ‘mechanochemistry’. A kinetic theory of the breakdown of solids by Zhurkov [Kinetic concept of strength of solids, Int. J. Fract. Mech. 1 (1965) 311-323. [15]] attributes this interaction to the lowering of activation energy by mechanical work.In a recent constitutive theory, an expression was developed that relates the chemical kinetics of scission of the original elastomeric network to time, temperature and activation energy. The kinetic theory of Zhurkov suggests a method for modifying this expression to account for the influence of deformation. This is explored in the case of simple shear deformations, such as those occurring during torsion of elastomeric cylinders held at fixed length. Using the approach of Penn and Kearsley [The scaling law for finite torsion of elastic cylinders, Trans. Soc. Rheology 20 (1976) 227-238. [16]], it is shown that experiments in torsion can be used to determine the influence of shear deformations on the chemical kinetics of scission.     

Conjugate forced convection and heat conduction in circular microchannels

The effects of axial heat conduction in the solid walls of microchannels of circular cross-sections are analyzed here. A systematic approach is adopted, with the aim of pointing out the influence of geometrical parameters and of solid wall thermal conductivity on microchannel heat transfer. The reliability of a commonly adopted criterium, based on the so-called axial conduction number, to assess the relevance of axial heat conduction is also discussed. Numerical simulations concern the simultaneously developing laminar flow of a constant property fluid in microchannels of different length, wall thickness and wall material, heated with a uniform heat flux at the outer surface, for different values of the Reynolds number. Moreover, since often in experimental tests the two end sections of the microchannel wall are not perfectly insulated, the effects of heat losses through these sections are also considered. A hybrid finite element procedure, which implies the step-by-step solution of the parabolized momentum equations in the fluid domain, followed by the solution of the energy equation in the entire domain, corresponding to both the solid and the fluid parts, is used for the numerical simulations.     

On separated shear layer of blunt circular cylinder

Separated shear layer of blunt circular cylinder has been experimentally investigated for the Reynolds numbers (based on the diameter) ranging from 2.8×10³ to 1.0×10⁵, with emphasis on evolution of separated shear layer, its structure and distribution of Reynolds shear stress and turbulence kinetic energy. The results demonstrate that laminar separated shear layer experiences 2–3 times vortex merging before it reattaches, and turbulence separated shear layer takes 5–6 times vortex merging. In addition, relationship between dimensionless initial frequencies of K-H instability and Reynolds numbers is identified, and reasons for the decay of turbulence kinetic energy and Reynolds shear stress in reattachment region are discussed. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Key Laboratory for Hydrodynamics of NDCST.     

On the thermal rectification factor in steady heat conduction

Thermal rectification in heat conduction problems has been extensively studied in planar slabs. Here we consider the rectification problem in planar, cylindrical and spherical geometries involving two layers one of which has a temperature variable heat conductivity. The rectification factor is analytically calculated. It is shown that a maximum theoretical value of 1.618 is obtained.     

Vortex shedding around a near-wall circular cylinder induced by a solitary wave

This study developed a two-dimensional generalized vortex method to analyze the shedding of vortices and the hydrodynamic forces resulting from a solitary wave passing over a submerged circular cylinder placed near a flat seabed. Numerical results for validation are compared with other numerical and experimental results, and satisfactory agreement is found. A series of simulations were performed to study the effects of gap-to-diameter ratio and incident wave height on vorticity pattern as well as the forces exerted on the cylinder. The range of the heights of incident waves is from 0.3h to 0.7h, where h is the still water depth. The range of the gap-to-diameter ratios is from 0.1 to 0.8. The results indicate that the flow pattern and the pressure distribution change significantly because of the close proximity of the seabed where the vorticity flux on the seabed-side surface of the cylinder is suppressed. Placing the cylinder nearer the seabed increases the drag and the positive lift on the cylinder. When the gap-to-diameter ratio increases, the pattern of vortices changes because of the interaction between the main recirculation zone and the shear layers separated from the gap. The maxima of drag, lift and total force increase linearly with the height of the incident wave.     

Bounds for the effective heat conduction coefficient

The linear problem of the steady-state heat conduction is studied in isotropic nonhomogeneous hollow rigid bodies. Upper and lower bounds are derived for the effective heat conduction coefficient. It is proven that, the effective heat conduction coefficient of a compound body is between the weighted arithmetic and harmonic means of heat conduction coefficients of the homogeneous body components.     

Thermal stresses induced by a point heat source in a circular plate by quasi-static approach

The present paper deals with the determination of quasi-static thermal stresses due to an instantaneous point heat source of strength g_pi situated at certain circle along the radial direction of the circular plate and releasing its heat spontaneously at time t = τ. A circular plate is considered having arbitrary initial temperature and subjected to time dependent heat flux at the fixed circular boundary of r = b. The governing heat conduction equation is solved by using the integral transform method, and results are obtained in series form in terms of Bessel functions. The mathematical model has been constructed for copper material and the thermal stresses are discussed graphically.     

Propagation of blast waves with exponential heat release and internal heat conduction and thermal radiation

The problem of reactive blast waves in a combustible gas mixture, where the heat release at the detonation front decays exponentially with the distance from the center, is analyzed. The central theme of the paper is on the propagation of reactive blast into a uniform, quiescent, counterpressure atmosphere of a perfect gas with constant specific heats. The limiting cases of Chapman-Jouguet detonation waves are considered in the phenomenon of point explosion. In order to deal with this problem, the governing equations including thermal radiation and heat conduction were solved by the method of characteristics using a problem-specific grid and a series expansion as start solution. Numerical results for the distribution of the gas-dynamic parameters inside the flow field are shown and discussed.This article was processed using Springer-Verlag T_EX Shock Waves macro package 1.0 and the AMS fonts, developed by the American Mathematical Society.     

Amplification/suppression of flow-induced motions of an elastically mounted circular cylinder by attaching tripping wires

This study has experimentally studied the effect of tripping wires on the vibration of a circular cylinder subject to flows. We placed a pair of tripping wires onto the surface of a circular cylinder symmetrically about the stagnation point, and submerged the cylinder clamped or elastically mounted. The test for the clamped cylinder (hereinafter stationary cylinder test) covered a wide domain of angular position from 15° to 165° to find what angular positions enhance or weaken hydrodynamic forces acting on the cylinder. The test for the moving cylinder used four angular positions: 60°, 75°, 105° and 120° to examine how the tripping wires amplify or suppress the flow-induced vibration of the cylinder. The stationary cylinder test revealed that with the angular position ranging from 20° to 52.5° or greater than 97.5° the hydrodynamic forces diminish and with the angular position ranging from 52.5° to 97.5° the forces increase. Particularly, positioning the tripping wires at 75° maximally increases the lift and drag coefficients by 63% and 44%, respectively, in comparison with the coefficients produced without the tripping wires, and these coefficients are maximally reduced by 67% and 20%, respectively, by positioning them at 112.5°. The moving cylinder test has elucidated that the angular positions at 60° and 75° intensify the vibration of the cylinder, involving a monotonic increase in the amplitudes with an increase in reduced velocity and wide lock-in range. With the tripping wires attached at 105° and 120° the vibrations of the cylinder are considerably suppressed, particularly when the angular position is 120° the vibration completely disappears.     

Fuzzy finite difference method for heat conduction analysis with uncertain parameters

A new numerical technique named as fuzzy finite difference method is proposed to solve the heat conduction problems with fuzzy uncertainties in both the phys- ical parameters and initial/boundary conditions. In virtue of the level-cut method, the difference discrete equations with fuzzy parameters are equivalently transformed into groups of interval equations. New stability analysis theory suited to fuzzy difference schemes is developed. Based on the parameter perturbation method, the interval ranges of the uncertain temperature field can be approximately predicted. Subsequently, fuzzy solutions to the original difference equations are obtained by the fuzzy resolution theorem. Two numerical examples are given to demonstrate the feasibility and efficiency of the presented method for solving both steady-state and transient heat conduction problems.     

A phase-field study on the oxidation behavior of Ni considering heat conduction

Phase-field modeling approach has been used to study the oxidation behavior of pure Ni when considering heat conduction. In this calculation, the dependence of the coefficient of the Cahn–Hilliard equation Lc on the temperature T was considered. To this end, high-temperature oxidation experiments and phase-field modeling for pure Ni were performed in air under atmospheric pressure at 600,700, and 800?C. The oxidation rate was measured by thermogravimetry and Lc at these temperatures was determined via interactive algorithm. With the Lc-T relationship constructed, oxidation behavior of Ni when considering heat conduction was investigated. The influence of temperature boundaries on the oxidation degree, oxide film thickness, and specific weight gain were discussed. The phase-field modeling approach proposed in this study will give some highlights of the oxidation resistance analysis and cooling measures design of thermal protection materials.     

Effect of cylinder proximity to the wall on channel flow heat transfer enhancement

Heat-transfer enhancement in a uniformly heated slot mini-channel due to vortices shed from an adiabatic circular cylinder is numerically investigated. The effects of gap spacing between the cylinder and bottom wall on wall heat transfer and pressure drop are systemically studied. Numerical simulations are performed at Re=100$\mathit{Re}=100$, 0.1?Pr?10$0.1?\mathrm{Pr}?10$ and a blockage ratio of D/H=1/3$D/H=1/3$. Results within the thermally developing flow region show heat transfer augmentation compared to the plane channel. It was found that when the obstacle is placed in the middle of the duct, maximum heat transfer enhancement from channel walls is achieved. Displacement of circular cylinder towards the bottom wall leads to the suppression of the vortex shedding, the establishment of a steady flow and a reduction of both wall heat transfer and pressure drop. Performance analysis indicates that the proposed heat transfer enhancement mechanism is beneficial for low-Prandtl-number fluids.     

Two exact solutions of the DPL non-Fourier heat conduction equation with special conditions

This paper presents two exact explicit solutions for the three dimensional dual-phase lag （DLP） heat conduction equation, during the derivation of which the method of trial and error and the authors＇ previous experiences are utilized. To the authors＇ knowledge, most solutions of 2D or 3D DPL models available in the literature are obtained by numerical methods, and there are few exact solutions up to now. The exact solutions in this paper can be used as benchmarks to validate numerical solutions and to develop numerical schemes, grid generation methods and so forth. In addition, they are of theoretical significance since they correspond to physically possible situations. The main goal of this paper is to obtain some possible exact explicit solutions of the dual-phase lag heat conduction equation as the benchmark solutions for computational heat transfer, rather than specific solutions for some given initial and boundary conditions. Therefore, the initial and boundary conditions are indeterminate before derivation and can be deduced from the solutions afterwards. Actually, all solutions given in this paper can be easily proven by substituting them into the governing equation.     

Spanwise correlations in the wake of a circular cylinder and a trapezoid placed inside a circular pipe

The spanwise correlation of a circular cylinder and a trapezoidal bluff body placed inside a circular pipe in fully developed turbulent regime is studied using hotwire anemometer. The present configuration possesses complex fluid structure interaction owing to the following features: high blockage effect; low aspect ratio of the body; upstream turbulence and interaction of axisymmetric flow with a two dimensional bluff body. The spatial correlation of such configuration is seldom reported in the literature. Results are presented for Reynolds number of Re_D=1×10⁵. Three different blockage ratios (0.14, 0.19 and 0.28) are considered in the present study. Correlation coefficient is observed to improve with increase in blockage ratio. Compared to a circular cylinder, a trapezoidal bluff body possesses high correlation length. The near wall effects tend to increase the phase drift, which is reflected in low correlation coefficients close to the pipe wall. The results show that the simultaneous effect of curvature, low aspect ratio and upstream turbulence reduces the correlation coefficients significantly as compared to unconfined and confined (parallel channel) flows. The low frequency modulations with a circular cylinder are higher for lower blockage ratios. The three-dimensionality of vortex shedding for trapezoid with a blockage ratio of 0.28 was observed to be lower compared to circular cylinder and all other blockage ratios. Low frequency modulations were found to be responsible for weak vortex shedding from a circular cylinder compared to a trapezoidal bluff body. The vortex shedding is observed to be nearly two dimensional in case of a trapezoidal bluff body of blockage ratio 0.28.     

三维变系数热传导问题边界元分析中几乎奇异积分计算

在边界积分的数值计算过程中,当源点离积分单元很近时,边界积分就会具有几乎奇异性,此时不能直接用高斯数值积分公式计算几乎奇异积分。本文以三维非均质热传导问题为例,介绍了一种计算几乎奇异边界积分的新方法。首先,采用Newton-Raphson迭代算法确定积分单元上离源点最近的点;然后,将积分单元上任意一点的坐标在最近点处展开成泰勒级数,并计算源点到积分单元任意点的距离;最后,将距离函数代入几乎奇异边界积分中,并运用指数变换方法导出积分单元上几乎奇异积分的计算公式。文中给出了两个非均质热传导问题的算例来验证所述方法的正确性、有效性和稳定性。     

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%。     

A new meshless method for steady-state heat conduction problems in anisotropic and inhomogeneous media

Summary A new meshless method is developed to analyze steady-state heat conduction problems with arbitrarily spatially varying thermal conductivity in isotropic and anisotropic materials. The analog equation is used to construct equivalent equations to the original differential equation so that a simpler fundamental solution of the Laplacian operator can be employed to take the place of the fundamental solutions related to the original governing equation. Next, the particular solution is approximated by using radial basis functions, and the corresponding homogeneous solution is solved by means of the virtual boundary collocation method. As a result, a new method fully independent of mesh is developed. Finally, several numerical examples are implemented to demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method. The numerical results show good agreement with the actual results.This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10472082) and Australian Research Council.     

高速切削过程中诱发绝热剪切带形成的热塑性剪切波

提出了高速切削过程中诱发绝热剪切带形成的热塑性剪切波的传播机理,针对锯齿形切屑中热望性区域内的塑性梯度变形特征、动量和能量耗散情况,建立了与切削条件相关的热塑性剪切波的传播模型及剪切带宽度模型.在此基础上,通过淬硬45钢的切削实验并结合改进的Johnson-Cook本构模型分析了热塑性剪切波的传播规律,并将剪切带宽度模型与已提出的DB模型、WR模型和DM模型做了对比,结果表明,由热塑性剪切波传播理论推导的剪切带宽度模型与实验结果较其他模型吻合较好.     

Momentum and heat transfer from an asymmetrically confined circular cylinder in a plane channel

Unsteady momentum and heat transfer from an asymmetrically confined circular cylinder in a plane channel is numerically investigated using FLUENT for the ranges of Reynolds numbers as 10≤Re≤500, of the blockage ratio as 0.1≤β≤0.4, and of the gap ratio as 0.125≤γ≤1 for a constant value of the Prandtl number of 0.744. The transition of the flow from steady to unsteady (characterized by critical Re) is determined as a function of γ and β. The effect of γ on the mean drag and lift coefficients, Strouhal number (St), and Nusselt number (Nu _w ) is studied. Critical Re was found to increase with decreasing γ for all values of β. and St were found to increase with decreasing values of γ for fixed β and Re. The effect of decrease in γ on was found to be negligible for all blockage ratios investigated.