Numerical simulation of the electrostatic powder coating process with a corona spray gun

In this paper results of investigations are described aiming to numerically simulate the electrostatic powder coating process using an extended commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The fully three-dimensional turbulent flow was calculated. Based on the Lagrangian approach the trajectories of the powder particles were modelled considering electric and aerodynamic forces. In the calculations of the particle propagation both the particle size distribution and the particle charge distribution obtained through experiments have been applied. The model accounts for the space charge effect of the charged particles and the turbulence dispersion on the particle trajectories. It was found that the space charge plays an important role for the final spray pattern shape, also increasing the transfer efficiency. The numerical results, such as velocity profiles, static and dynamic film thickness on the target were in good agreement with experiment.     

Computer simulation of the deformation and fracture of crystals

Methods for computer simulation of strength testing of crystals are proposed. The methods employed are similar to usual static methods, and they are used to investigate deformation and fracture of perfect fcc crystals having different orientations with respect to the tensile force. A strain-induced phase transition from the fcc to the hcp structure is detected, and the formation and displacement of crystal twins are observed. Plastoelastic deformation and fracture of crystals are investigated.     

Numerical simulation of micro-scratch tests for coating/substrate composites

In this paper the micro-scratch test is simulated by ANSYS finite element code for thin hard coating on substrate composite material system. Coulomb friction between indenter and material surface is considered. The material elastic-plastic properties are taken into account. Contact elements are used to simulate the frictional contact between indenter and material surfaces, as well as the frictional contact after the detachment of coating/substrate interfaces has taken place. In the case of coating/substrate interfaces being perfectly bonded, the distributions of interfacial normal stress and shear stress are obtained for the material system subjected to normal and tangential loading. In the case of considering the detachment of interfaces, the length of interfacial detachment and the redistribution of stresses because of interfacial detachments are obtained. The influences of different frictional coefficients and different indenter moving distances on the distributions of stresses and displacements are studied. In the simulation, the interfacial adhesion shear strength is considered as a main adhesion parameter of coating/substrate interfaces. The critical normal loading from scratch tests are directly related to interfacial adhesion shear strengths. Using the critical normal loading known from experiments, the interfacial adhesion shear strength is obtained from the calculation. When the interfacial adhesion shear strength is known, the critical normal loading is obtained for different coating thicknesses. The numerical results are compared with the experimental values for composite materials of thin TiN coating on stainless steel substrate.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of deformation and fracture of graphene under uniaxial tension

The paper reports on molecular dynamics simulation of deformation and fracture of graphene under uniaxial tension. Dependences of Young’s modulus, critical force and fracture strain on the strain rate, temperature and angle between the tension direction and the graphene lattice are derived. The effect of defects on fracture of graphene is studied.     

复合介质等效电磁参数的数值研究

利用时域有限差分(FDTD)方法研究了掺杂介质材料等效电磁参数的反演方法.首先用FDTD方法计算掺杂介质的反射、透射系数,然后结合遗传算法和传播矩阵法反演不同掺杂比率的等效电磁参数,得到了等效电磁参数随掺杂比率变化的关系曲线.在复合材料的掺杂比率较低和较高时,等效电磁参数计算公式之间以及数值方法得到的结果比较一致;当掺杂比率处于中间值时,则稍有差别.结果显示用数值方法反演复合材料等效电磁参数具有可行性.     

Simulation of deformation and fracture of coated material with account for propagation of a Lüders-Chernov band in the steel substrate

The paper studies deformation and fracture of boride-coated steel. The dynamic boundary-value problem is solved in the plane strain statement by the finite difference method. The geometry of the coating-substrate interface corresponds to those experimentally observed and is explicitly specified in the calculations. The mechanical response of the steel substrate is described by an elastoplastic model of isotropically hardening material with relations for slow flows. The peculiarities of plastic strain localization and fracture during the propagation of a Lüders-Chernov band in the steel substrate are investigated under tension.     

激光诱导光学材料后表面损伤的数值模拟

 采用3维时域有限差分方法和完全匹配吸收层,模拟了长方体缺陷在熔石英前后表面时对入射激光为TM波的调制作用,绘出了截面上的电场强度分布及最大电场强度随熔石英深度变化的曲线,并进行了比较和分析。结果表明：缺陷在前表面上时,后表面附近的最大电场强度2.522 41 V/m大于缺陷附近的1958 83 V/m;缺陷在后表面上时,材料中的最大电场强度为2.799 38 V/m,且出现在后表面附近。无论该缺陷在前表面还是在后表面,最大电场强度都是出现在后表面附近,表明光学材料的后表面在一定程度上更容易被损伤。     

激光诱导光学材料后表面损伤的数值模拟

采用3维时域有限差分方法和完全匹配吸收层,模拟了长方体缺陷在熔石英前后表面时对入射激光为TM波的调制作用,绘出了截面上的电场强度分布及最大电场强度随熔石英深度变化的曲线,并进行了比较和分析。结果表明：缺陷在前表面上时,后表面附近的最大电场强度2.522 41 V/m大于缺陷附近的1958 83 V/m;缺陷在后表面上时,材料中的最大电场强度为2.799 38 V/m,且出现在后表面附近。无论该缺陷在前表面还是在后表面,最大电场强度都是出现在后表面附近,表明光学材料的后表面在一定程度上更容易被损伤。     

Effect of stress state on deformation and fracture of nanocrystalline copper:Molecular dynamics simulation

Deformation in a microcomponent is often constrained by surrounding joined material making the component under mixed loading and multiple stress states. In this study, molecular dynamics(MD) simulation are conducted to probe the effect of stress states on the deformation and fracture of nanocrystalline Cu. Tensile strain is applied on a Cu single crystal,bicrystal and polycrystal respectively, under two different tension boundary conditions. Simulations are first conducted on the bicrystal and polycrystal models without lattice imperfection. The results reveal that, compared with the performance of simulation models under free boundary condition, the transverse stress caused by the constrained boundary condition leads to a much higher tensile stress and can severely limit the plastic deformation, which in return promotes cleavage fracture in the model. Simulations are then performed on Cu single crystal and polycrystal with an initial crack. Under constrained boundary condition, the crack tip propagates rapidly in the single crystal in a cleavage manner while the crack becomes blunting and extends along the grain boundaries in the polycrystal. Under free boundary condition, massive dislocation activities dominate the deformation mechanisms and the crack plays a little role in both single crystals and polycrystals.     

Numerical simulation of the red blood cell aggregation and deformation behaviors in ultrasonic field

The objective of this paper is to propose an immersed boundary lattice Boltzmann method (IB-LBM) considering the ultrasonic effect to simulate red blood cell (RBC) aggregation and deformation in ultrasonic field. Numerical examples involving the typical streamline, normalized out-of-plane vorticity contours and vector fields in pure plasma under three different ultrasound intensities are presented. Meanwhile, the corresponding transient aggregation behavior of RBCs, with special emphasis on the detailed process of RBC deformation, is shown. The numerical results reveal that the ultrasound wave acted on the pure plasma can lead to recirculation flow, which contributes to the RBCs aggregation and deformation in microvessel. Furthermore, increasing the intensity of the ultrasound wave can significantly enhance the aggregation and deformation of the RBCs. And the formation of the RBCs aggregation leads to the fluctuated and dropped vorticity value of plasma in return.     

Numerical simulation of a Reverberation Chamber with a stochastic collocation method

An original numerical modelling of Mode Stirred Reverberation Chamber used in Electromagnetic Compatibility is proposed. This method relies on an analogy between a reverberation chamber and an enclosure whose walls' conductivity is randomly characterised. The distribution law of this parameter is obtained by measurements. Applying a stochastic collocation method enables one to numerically assess electromagnetic field from a low number of empty cavity (without stirrer) simulations. Thus this approach notably reduces CPU time allowing more complex simulations. To cite this article: P. Bonnet et al., C. R. Physique 10 (2009).     

Numerical simulation of a high-perveance ion-extraction system with a plasma emitter

The cell of a multiaperture three-electrode ion-extraction system (IES) with a plasma ion emitter is numerically simulated within the range of ion current density and accelerating potentials corresponding to gas-discharge ion sources used in technological and space applications (ion thrusters). The formation of the primary ion beam and the configuration of the secondary (charge-exchange) ion flux impinging on the IES electrodes from both the beam volume and the beam-transport (neutralization) region are investigated for different IES geometries. The erosion of the accelerating electrode is estimated.