同步双脉冲激光致声研究

利用高速摄像机拍摄了同步双脉冲激光聚焦击穿水介质产生激光空泡的运动过程。分析了该条件下产生的四种典型激光声信号特性,初步计算了光声能量转换效率。研究结果表明:通过调节脉冲激光的能量差,可以控制激光声信号峰值间隔,提高激光声信号脉宽;两空泡之间无量纲距离为1.5时,溃灭过程中出现融合现象,融合过程中空泡热力学能转化为机械能,融合后形成的单个空泡能量变大,其溃灭产生的激光声信号主频降低;同步双脉冲激光聚焦击穿情况下的光声能量转换效率为6%~10%。     

固壁面附近激光产生空泡脉动过程的实验研究

采用自行研制的光纤传感器研究了激光等离子体空泡在固壁面附近的脉动特性。实验获得了激光空泡三次膨胀到最大位置对应的波形图;并据此判定了激光空泡在脉动过程中对应的最大泡半径和溃灭周期;在此基础上结合空泡溃灭理论,计算了激光泡溃灭周期的延长因子κ。结果表明:随着脉动次数的增加,最大泡半径依次减小;随着作用激光能量的增大,最大泡半径,空泡溃灭周期的延长因子κ均增大;而无量纲参量的增大将导致延长因子的减小。所得到的延长因子同样可用于无限域流场。     

环境压强对空泡脉动特性的影响

基于空泡生长和溃灭理论分析不同环境压强对空泡膨胀的最大泡半径、收缩的最小泡半径、膨胀与收缩速度的影响.同时,利用高功率激光与液体物质相互作用产生空泡,采用高速照相机、高频测量水听器实验研究不同环境压强下液体中空泡运动规律,并将实验结果与计算结果进行对比.结果表明:环境压强对空泡脉动特性有较大影响.相同激光能量击穿液体介质时,随着外界环境压强的增加,空泡脉动周期呈现递减趋势;空泡第一次脉动的最大泡半径同脉动周期的变化趋势一致,且数值由快到慢递减;随着外界压强的增加,空泡溃灭的速度越快.随着压强的增大,空泡膨胀与收缩更为剧烈,持续时间更短.     

光击穿液体空泡特性的高速图像测量

为了分析激光击穿液体介质过程中的等离子体闪光、空泡脉动、冲击波辐射、空泡溃灭发光等综合效应,将高速摄影技术应用于液体激光击穿研究.采用高功率激光聚焦击穿水、酒精、甘油、硅油等粘性液体,观测到了激光击穿形成的等离子体闪光、空泡脉动及溃灭、空泡溃灭发光及冲击波辐射.通过对激光空泡图像序列的分析,得到了不同液体介质中激光空泡的脉动特征、冲击波辐射等特性.研究结果可为水下激光加工、激光医疗、空化空蚀、能源相关流体力学的研究提供一定的理论和实验支持.     

激光空泡在文丘里管中运动的动力学特性

以水为工作介质,在不同文丘里管入口压力下,利用YAG激光器产生的激光轰击水中的金属靶材产生空泡,借助高速摄像系统记录激光空泡在文丘里管中的运动过程,并采用流体动力学模拟对文丘里管中的流场特性和空泡的溃灭特性进行分析.结果表明:激光空泡在文丘里管中的运动,其形状变化可分为产生阶段、挤压阶段、溃灭初始阶段和溃灭阶段等四个阶段.空泡的溃灭取决于流场状态,当流动为层流时,空泡不发生溃灭;当流动为湍流时,空泡发生溃灭,且湍流程度越剧烈,溃灭现象越显著.搭建的激光空泡生成与运动系统能够实现空泡的定点溃灭.     

激光空泡特性实验与数值计算研究

基于激光空泡内物质以水蒸气为主的特征,选择特定的Rayleigh-Plesset方程形式,确定激光空泡的动态泡壁位置,并考虑水中气体与激光空泡之间的质量扩散、水蒸气的凝结与蒸发、水的压缩性及热传导、声辐射、黏性、表面张力等因素.建立激光空泡的产生、照相和声压测量系统.通过数值计算与实验结果相结合的办法,使泡内压力的计算值与实验值之间相对误差控制在10%以内,揭示吸收的激光脉冲能量与激光空泡的半径、泡内压力和温度之间的对应关系,以及吸收的激光脉冲能量不变时半径、压力和温度的变化规律.旨在为激光空泡的相关研究提供一定的参考. 关键词： 激光空泡 水蒸气 数值模拟 Rayleigh-Plesset方程     

水中激光击穿空泡的高速摄影研究

为了分析激光击穿液体介质过程中的等离子腔体、空泡脉动、近/远场声波特性等综合效应,将高速摄影技术应用于水下激光击穿研究.观察到了激光击穿形成的等离子体闪光、空泡脉动及溃灭过程,通过对所得照片的分析,得到了激光空泡生长的规律,实验结果与已有的水下空泡理论计算及采用光散射、压力传感器测量结果吻合较好,证明了高速摄影技术在水下激光击穿产生空泡特性研究中的重要作用.     

激光烧蚀水下金属产生冲击波和空泡效应的研究

采用自行研制的高灵敏度光束偏转测试系统,对脉冲激光烧蚀水下金属产生的等离子体冲击波和空泡效应进行了实验研究。实验得到了激光等离子体冲击波的传播规律、冲击波与激光空泡的分离过程、空泡的脉动特性以及空泡溃灭冲击波的形成机制。结果表明,空泡最大和最小泡径、振荡周期均随着脉动次数的增加呈减小趋势,且减小幅度较大。最小收缩泡径由泡能和腔内含气量共同决定。在同一次脉动过程中,空泡膨胀所需的时间明显大于收缩所需的时间。     

激光空泡刚性半球面内运动

采用甚高速照相技术与建立激光空泡在刚性半球壁面内的运动模型相结合的方法,确定了激光空泡在刚性半球面壁内的运动特性与无量纲距离的关系,提出了最佳无量纲距离概念。结果表明:半球反射面的半径与激光空泡最大半径之比小于1.1时,激光空泡在第1次膨胀时就会产生严重的变形并弹出半球面,并产生空化泡和空蚀,它们均会严重影响激光声的传播。该比值在1.1~3.3时,激光空泡将在第3次收缩之前接触半球面,容易对壁面造成空蚀。在该比值大于3.3的情况下,激光空泡在第3次收缩之前不会接触半球面,对激光声的传播和反射特性影响较小。如果考虑把空泡第1次溃灭时产生的激光声的声学中心控制在击穿点时,需要把该比值控制在5以上。     

含气量对激光空泡在刚性壁面空蚀的影响

采用强脉冲激光器设计液体环境下刚性壁面空蚀实验平台,改变液体中含气量,利用高速相机观察不同含气量条件下激光空泡在壁面附近的脉动过程,并对刚性壁面造成的空蚀结果进行了观测。实验研究发现,随着液体中相对空气含量的提高,激光空泡脉动的最大尺寸增大,空泡的膨胀运动变剧烈,溃灭运动速度降低,空泡的溃灭强度降低,从而影响到溃灭冲击波和壁面微射流对刚性壁面的冲击速度,减弱了壁面空蚀,而液体中含气量的提高能够降低激光空泡对刚性壁面的空蚀程度。     

Generation of acoustic waves by cw laser radiation at the tip of an optical fiber in water

We investigate the specific features of acoustic signals generated in water under the action of cw laser radiation with a power of 3 W at wavelengths of 0.97, 1.56, and 1.9 μm, emerging from an optical fiber. It is established that when a fiber tip without an absorbing coating is used, quasi-periodic pulse signals are generated according to the thermocavitation mechanism due to the formation and collapse of vapor–gas bubbles of millimeter size. In this case, the maximum energy of a broadband (up to 10 MHz) acoustic signal generated only at wavelengths of 1.56 and 1.9 μm is concentrated in the range of 4–20 kHz. It is shown that when there is no absorbing coating, an increase in the laser-radiation absorption coefficient in water leads to an increase in the frequency of generated acoustic pulses, while the maximum pressure amplitudes in them remain virtually constant. If there is an absorbing coating on the laser-fiber tip, a large number of small vapor–gas bubbles are generated at all laser-radiation wavelengths used. This leads to the appearance of a continuous amplitude-modulated acoustic signal, whose main energy is concentrated in the range of 8–15 kHz. It is shown that in this case, increasing the absorption coefficient of laser radiation in water leads to an increase in the power of an acoustic emission signal. The results can be used to explain the high therapeutic efficiency of moderate-power laser-fiber apparatus.     

Sound waves in a liquid with polydisperse vapor–gas bubbles

A mathematical model is presented for the propagation of plane, spherical, and cylindrical sound waves in a liquid containing polydisperse vapor–gas bubbles with allowance for phase transitions. A system of integro-differential equations is constructed to describe perturbed motion of a two-phase mixture, and a dispersion relation is derived. An expression for equilibrium sound velocity is obtained for a gas–liquid or vapor–liquid mixture. The theoretical results agree well with the known experimental data. The dispersion curves obtained for the phase velocity and the attenuation coefficient in a mixture of water with vapor–gas bubbles are compared for various values of vapor concentration in the bubbles and various bubble distributions in size. The evolution of pressure pulses of plane and cylindrical waves is demonstrated for different values of the initial vapor concentration in bubbles. The calculated frequency dependence of the phase sound velocity in a mixture of water with vapor bubbles is compared with experimental data.     

Laser-induced cavitation bubbles and shock waves in water near a concave surface

The interplay among the cavitation structures and the shock waves following a nanosecond laser breakdown in water in the vicinity of a concave surface was visualized with high-speed shadowgraphy and schlieren cinematography. Unlike the generation of the main cavitation bubble near a flat or a convex surface, the concave surface refocuses the emitted shock waves and causes secondary cavitation near the acoustic focus which is most pronounced when triggered by the shock wave released during the first main bubble collapse. The shock wave propagation, reflection from the concave surface and its scattering on the dominant cavity is clearly resolvable on the shadowgraphs. The schlieren approach revealed the pressure build up in the last stage of the collapse and the first stage of the rebound. A persistent low-density watermark is left behind the first collapse. The observed effects are important wherever cavities collapse near indented surfaces, such as in cavitation peening, cavitation erosion and ophthalmology.     

多通道软X射线Dante谱仪标定及实验

介绍了用于阳加速器上Z箍缩内爆实验诊断的Dante谱仪的结构和通道配置,详细讨论了X射线二极管、掠入射平面反射镜和滤片等主要元器件的标定结果,分析了标定结果与理论计算发生偏差的原因,给出了喷气Z箍缩等离子体辐射的测量结果,X光辐射功率30～40 GW,能量约0.8 kJ,并与闪烁体光电管测量结果进行了比较,差异约20%。     

Nonlinear acoustic wave generation in a three-phase seabed

Generation of an acoustic wave by two pump sound waves is studied in a three-phase marine sediment, which consists of a solid frame and the pore water with air bubbles in it. To avoid shock-wave formation, the interaction is considered in the frequency range where there is a significant sound velocity dispersion. Nonlinear equations are obtained to describe the interaction of acoustic waves in the presence of air bubbles. An expression for the amplitude of the generated wave is obtained and numerical analysis of its dependence on distance and resonance frequency of bubbles is performed.     

耦合双泡声空化特性的理论研究

当双泡中心间距足够小时,由于气泡间辐射压力波的存在,作用在气泡上的压力不等于外部驱动压力.通过考虑双泡之间的辐射压力波,利用改进的Keller-Miksis方程,分别计算了不同大小、不同间距、含不同惰性气体的双泡在声空化过程中半径的变化、次Bjerknes力的变化和双泡内温度的变化.计算结果表明,当双泡大小不同时,小气泡受到的抑制作用较强,温度变化也比较大.随着双泡间距离从100μm增大到1 cm时,气泡间的次Bjerknes力的数量级从10~(-4)N减小到10~(-8)N.含不同惰性气体的耦合双泡在回弹阶段表现出明显不同的振荡规律.     

A model for the horizontal directionality of breaking wave noise in the surf zone

A model is presented for the horizontal directionality of the noise generated by individual breaking waves in the surf zone. The model is based on the interaction between sound radiated by ringing bubbles created in a breaking wave crest and the population of acoustically quiescent bubbles left on the seaward side of the wave in the shallow water waveguide. The effect of the quiescent bubbles is to absorb sound from all but the very ends of the breaking crest, resulting in the formation of "acoustic hot-spots." The model calculations are in good agreement with observations of the horizontal directionality of noise from individual breaking waves in the surf zone.     

Non-contact acoustic tests based on nanosecond laser ablation: Generation of a pulse sound source with a small amplitude

A method to generate a pulse sound source for acoustic tests based on nanosecond laser ablation with a plasma plume is discussed. Irradiating a solid surface with a laser beam expands a high-temperature plasma plume composed of free electrons, ionized atoms, etc. at a high velocity throughout ambient air. The shockwave generated by the plasma plume becomes the pulse sound source. A laser ablation sound source has two features. Because laser ablation is induced when the laser fluence reaches 10¹²–10¹⁴ W/m², which is less than that for laser-induced breakdown (10¹⁵ W/m²), laser ablation can generate a lower sound pressure, and the sound source has a hemispherical radiation pattern on the surface where laser ablation is generated. Additionally, another feature is that laser-induced breakdown sound sources can fluctuate, whereas laser ablation sound sources do not because laser ablation is produced at a laser beam–irradiation point. We validate this laser ablation method for acoustic tests by comparing the measured and theoretical resonant frequencies of an impedance tube.     

Analysis of optodynamic sources generated during laser-induced breakdown in water

We propose a method for evaluating the size of the laser-induced breakdown region in water based on the detection and analysis of optodynamic waves. The breakdown region is an optodynamic source of pressure waves that propagate into the surrounding liquid as an ultrasonic pulse. In the experiment the optical breakdown was generated by a standard ophthalmic Nd:YAG laser with a pulse duration of 10 ns and a maximum energy per pulse of 10 mJ. The pulses were detected inside the liquid with a laser-beam deflection probe. The waveforms were captured in the far-field and analyzed. The analysis provides information about the apparent size of the optodynamic source, which is directly related to the size of the breakdown region. The proposed method can be adapted for online monitoring.     

Formation of a ripple pattern at a water/silicon interface using an oscillating bubble

A single femtosecond laser pulse was irradiated at a water/silicon interface, and the processed surface was investigated. Rings surrounded by ripples were found within the irradiated spot. The diameter of the rings ranged from 500 nm to 10 μm. It is proposed that acoustic waves, caused by the oscillating motion of bubbles near the water/silicon interface, deformed the melting silicon surface. In the present work, a pulse (pulse width: 150 fs) was tightly focused in water to induce optical breakdown, and a bubble was generated at an arbitrary spot. When the power density was below the ablation threshold and above the melting threshold at the silicon surface and set above the breakdown threshold at the focus in water, a pattern was generated at a specific place and with a specific size. PACS 79.20.Ds; 42.62.Cf