Propagation of guided waves in bonded composite structures with tapered adhesive layer

Adhesively bonded composites are becoming increasingly important in engineering applications due to its advantages for structural repair and integrated manufacturing of advanced composite structures. Characteristics of guided waves propagation in bonded composite structures with tapered adhesive layer are investigated in this paper. Hamilton’s principle and a semi-analytical finite element method are combined to study the wave propagation problem numerically that account for different properties of adhesive layer. Several adhesive bonded composite models are analyzed, including dimensions of adhered joints, local separation of adhesive and material degradation. Dispersion curves of different bonded states are studied numerically by accounts for effects of varying adhesive thickness. Results provided some suggestions in selecting more suitable mode for interrogating of adhesive bonded composite with different states.     

Harmonic decomposition analysis of contact mechanics of bonded layered elastic solids

The paper presents an iterative method for obtaining footprint, pressure distribution, local deformation and sub-surface stress field for the contact between a rigid cylindrical indenter and an elastic flat substrate. The methodology is applicable for semi-infinite, as well as for thin or thick bonded elastic layered solids with high or low elastic moduli. All findings are in accord with the observed behaviour of hard wear resistant and soft solid lubricating coatings. It is shown that the decomposed contact pressure distribution into a series of harmonic waves induces sub-surface stress fields that decay into the depth of the solid according to their wavelengths. Consequently, conditions vis-à-vis fatigue spalling and adhesion performance may be predicted for given thickness of layered bonded elastic solids.     

Resonance in viscous film flow over topography

We study viscous gravity-driven films flowing over periodically undulated substrates. Linear analysis describes resonance in steady flow along small bottom corrugations for films of arbitrary thickness. Depending on the dimensionless film thickness we find different regimes for the resonance, which is associated with the interaction of the undulated film with capillarygravity waves traveling against the flow. Nonlinear resonance produces higher harmonics and bistable resonance. The higher harmonics are due to higher harmonics resonance and due to the nonlinear coupling to lower harmonics. For the bistable resonance we derive a minimum model showing that the bistability corresponds essentially to that of the driven Duffing oscillator. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Dispersion models for annular climbing film flow

The mathematical theory of dispersion in annular climbing film flow is developed. Starting with dispersion in a uniform film, the theory is extended to incorporate successively the effects of a viscous sublayer, disturbance waves and interchange of material with entrained droplet. These effects are considered independently but their combined influence on the overall dispersion characteristics of the system is shown to be capable of analysis in terms of an interchange dispersion model (IDM). A solution method for this interchange model is given which may be used to obtain values for the dispersion parameter, P_f, and an ion fractionation coefficient, _f, by non-linear regression on experimental concentration distributions. Values for the dispersion parameter so obtained can be used to give an induction of the viscous layer thickness as well as other film characteristics.     

Influence of the bottom undulation on surface waves in thin film flow

We study gravity-driven viscous thin films flowing down an undulated plane. Applying the integral boundary-layer method we derive a set of two coupled PDEs for the film thickness and the flow rate. The steady state solution shows linear and nonlinear resonance. Based on this analytical solution we carry out a stability analysis with respect to surface waves and study wave generation and annihilation for time dependent flow. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A generalized dynamic model of nanoscale surface acoustic wave sensors and its applications in Love wave propagation and shear-horizontal vibration

A generalized dynamic model to depict the wave propagation properties in surface acoustic wave nano-devices is established based on the Hamilton's principle and variational approach. The surface effect, equivalent to additional thin films, is included with the aid of the surface elasticity, surface piezoelectricity and surface permittivity. It is demonstrated that this generalized dynamic model can be reduced into some classical cases, suitable for macro-scale and nano-scale, if some specific assumptions are utilized. In numerical simulations, Love wave propagation in a typical surface acoustic wave device composed of a piezoelectric ceramic transducer film and an aluminum substrate, as well as the shear-horizontal vibration of a piezoelectric plate, is investigated consequently to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the surface effect. Correspondingly, a critical thickness that distinguishes surface effect from macro-mechanical behaviors is proposed, below which the size-dependent properties must be considered. Not limited as Love waves, the theoretical model will provide us a useful mathematical tool to analyze surface effect in nano-devices, which can be easily extended to other type of waves, such as Bleustein-Gulyaev waves and general Rayleigh waves.     

Analytical estimation of liquid film thickness in two-phase annular flow using electrical resistance measurement

This paper presents an analytical solution to estimate the liquid film thickness in two-phase annular flow through a circular pipe using electrical resistance tomography. Gas–liquid flow with circular gas core surrounded by a liquid film is considered. Conformal mapping is employed to obtain the analytic solution for annular flow with an eccentric circular gas core. The liquid film thickness for an arbitrary annular flow is estimated by comparing the resistance values for concentric and eccentric annular flows. The film thickness estimation has a good performance when the normalized distance between the gas core center and the flow center is less than 0.2 and the void fraction is greater than 0.4, the estimated error of the normalized thickness is less than 0.04.     

Disturbance and repair of solitary waves in blood vessels with aneurysm

This paper analyzes the effects of a local increase of radius followed by local variation of the thickness or rigidity of an elastic tube on the behavior of solitary waves. The basic equations for the analysis is a set of Boussinesq-type equations derived from the flow equations in elastic tubes. It is found that the increase in rigidity and thickness reduces the effects of the tube local enlargement on the amplitude of waves. Attention is paid to the aneurysmal affection of blood vessels where there is an increase in rigidity due to calcification or an increase of thickness due to thromboses. It thus comes that those effects contribute to the regeneration of blood waves and can merge the effects of the disease.     

Optimal die shape for film casting

We consider an isothermal model for the film casting process. The aim of this study is to determine a shape of the die that leads to a uniform thickness of the film. Thanks to a decoupling of the equations for the thickness and the velocities of the film, we are able to solve the reverse thickness equation. This reverse equation describes the dependence of the shape of the die on the desired final thickness.     

АГ-Convergence Result for Thin Curved Films Bonded to a Fixed Substrate with a Noninterpenetration Constraint

The behavior of a thin curved hyperelastic film bonded to a fixed substrate is described by an energy composed of a nonlinearly hyperelastic energy term and a debonding interfacial energy term. The author computes the F-limit of this energy under a noninterpenetration constraint that prohibits penetration of the film into the substrate without excluding contact between them.     

A model for variable thickness superconducting thin films

A model for superconductivity in thin films having variable thickness is derived through an averaging process across the film. When the film is of uniform thickness the model is identical to a model for superconducting cylinders as the Ginzburg-Landau parameter tends to . This means that all superconducting materials, whether type I or type II in bulk, behave as type-II superconductors when made into sufficiently thin films. When the film is of non-uniform thickness the variations in thickness appear as spatially varying coefficients in the thin-film differential equations. After providing a formal derivation of the model, some results about solutions of the variable thickness model are given. In particular, it is shown that solutions obtained from the new model are an appropriate limit of a sequence of averages of solutions of the three-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau model as the thickness of the film tends to zero. An application of the variable thickness thin film model to flux pinning is then provided. In particular, the results of a numerical calculation are given that show that the vortex-like structures present in superconductors are attracted to relatively thin regions.Supported by British Nuclear Electric Fuels Research Fellowship.Supported by the Department of Energy under grant number DE-FG02-93ER25172.Supported by the Department of Energy under grant number DE-FG05-93ER25175.     

A Г-Convergence Result for Thin Curved Films Bonded to a Fixed Substrate with a Noninterpenetration Constraint

Abstract The behavior of a thin curved hyperelastic film bonded to a fixed substrate is described by an energy composed of a nonlinearly hyperelastic energy term and a debonding interfacial energy term. The author computes the Γ-limit of this energy under a noninterpenetration constraint that prohibits penetration of the film into the substrate without excluding contact between them.     

Coherent Reflection of Electromagnetic Plane Waves from Infinite Rough Slabs

We adopt the prospect of an observer interested to optimise the signal-to-noise ratio in the reception of the backward radiation coming from a surface illuminated by an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength chosen to minimize the diffuse scattering so that he has just to point his receiver in the direction of the coherent reflection. Then, to analyse the coherent reflection for harmonic plane waves impinging on a dielectric infinite film deposited on a metallic substrate we develop a formalism generalizing the customary angular spectrum representation used to tackle this kind of problem. This new approach whose efficiency is proved in the easier situation of a dielectric film endowed with an impedance, is used to get the coherent reflection from a structured 1D-dielectric film illuminated by TE and TM electromagnetic plane waves when the rough amplitude h is small enough to justify 0(h ²) approximations. The Idemen technique is used to get the boundary conditions needed to tackle these scattering problems.     

Theoretical model for swirling thin film flows inside nozzles with converging-diverging shapes

A quasi-one-dimensional model was developed to describe a swirling, thin, liquid film inside nozzles with different wall profiles. The model quantifies the effects of swirl strength, initial film thickness, and Reynolds and Weber numbers on the film thickness along the nozzle surface. Moreover, the model allows for a rapid (at least, qualitative) evaluation of different effects, e.g. of the swirl strength and nozzle geometry, and can serve as a benchmark case for the subsequent more involved numerical simulations. Steady-state solutions are presented as a function of various parameters. The effect of the nozzle geometry on film thickness is explored. As swirling flow entered the expanding (diverging) section of the nozzle, film thickness decreased to satisfy continuity (to conserve mass). Conversely, film thickness increased upon entering the contracting (converging) region of the nozzle. Geometric effects controlled film thicknesses much more than other flow parameters. This quasi-one-dimensional model for a swirling thin film can be useful for designing a swirl jet used in various industrial applications.     

Two-layer film flow over a rotating disk

Unsteady two-layer liquid film flow on a horizontal rotating disk is analyzed using asymptotic method for small values of Reynolds number. This analysis of non-linear evolution equation elucidates how a two-layer film of uniform thickness thins when the disk is set in uniform rotation. It is observed that the final film thickness attains an asymptotic value at large time. It is also established that viscous force dominates over centrifugal force and upper layer thins faster than lower layer at large time.     

Experimental Feasibility Study for Guided Wave Propagation

The paper presents the work on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) which is now one of the most interesting subjects. Guided propagation of mechanical waves in elastic bodies can be applied in analogy to active phased radar antennas for electromagnetic waves. An array of bonded piezoelectric transducers can generate directed mechanical waves. In the current state of this work experiments on a beam are conducted in order to verify a mathematical model based on integral transform methods. Further experiments for plates and laminates have been designed and checked for feasibility of the mechanical and the electrical implementation. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Computational model for reinforced concrete beams strengthened by epoxy bonded steel plates

This paper presents a nonlinear finite element model for the flexure-shear response of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened externally by epoxy bonded steel plates. The model includes a special interface element to simulate the thin epoxy adhesive layer and which allows for the metamorphosis of failure mode from plate yielding to separation as the plate thickness t_p is increased. The numerical results show close correlation to experimental data available for an RC beam strengthened by plates of various thickness.     

A two-gradient approach for phase transitions in thin films

Motivated by solid-solid phase transitions in elastic thin films, we perform a Γ-convergence analysis for a singularly perturbed energy related to second order phase transitions in a domain of vanishing thickness. Under a two-wells assumption, we derive a sharp interface model with an interfacial energy depending on the asymptotic ratio between the characteristic length scale of the phase transition and the thickness of the film. In each case, the interfacial energy is determined by an explicit optimal profile problem. This asymptotic problem entails a nontrivial dependance on the thickness direction when the phase transition is created at the same rate as the thin film, while it shows a separation of scales if the thin film is created at a faster rate than the phase transition. The last regime, when the phase transition is created at a faster rate than the thin film, is more involved. Depending on growth conditions of the potential and the compatibility of the two phases, we either obtain a sharp interface model with scale separation, or a trivial situation driven by rigidity effects.     

柱状纤维上超薄液膜的线性稳定性分析

运用线性理论分析了粘性超薄液膜沿柱状纤维垂直下落的稳定性特征,研究了厚度低于100 nm的薄膜在外力驱动下的流动以及van der Waals力的影响．结果表明随着薄膜相对厚度的下降,纤维表面的曲率将使得线性扰动的发展得到抑制,而van der Waals力促进扰动的增长,这一竞争机制导致了增长率随薄膜相对厚度非单调的变化．还得到了流动的绝对和对流不稳定分区．结果表明van der Waals力扩大绝对不稳定流动区域,表面张力也会有利于绝对不稳定的发展,而外驱动力正好起到相反的作用．     

The diffraction of plane elastic waves by a delaminated rigid inclusion when there is smooth contact in the delamination region

A solution of the problem of the diffraction of harmonic elastic waves by a thin rigid strip-like delaminated inclusion in an unbounded elastic medium, in which the conditions for plane deformation are satisfied, is proposed. We mean by a delaminated inclusion an inclusion, one side of which is completely bonded to the elastic medium, while the second does not interact in any way with it, or this interaction is partial. It is assumed that the conditions for smooth contact are satisfied in the delamination region. The method of solution is based on the use of previously constructed discontinuous solutions of the equations describing the vibrations of an elastic medium under plane deformation conditions. The problem therefore reduces to solving a system of three singular integral equations in the unknown stress and strain jumps at the inclusion. An approximate solution of the latter enabled formulae to be obtained that are convenient for numerical realization when investigating the stressed state in the region of the inclusion and its displacements when acted upon by incident waves.