Fractal characteristics of the surface of tungsten carbide-manganese steel composite after plastic deformation

The structure evolution in WC-80G4 steel composite heavily loaded by compression is studied. The fractal properties of the deformation relief appearing on the surface are determined. The fractal dimension of the deformed surface profile is shown to depend on the mean spacing between bands of localized deformation and on the parameters of the material fine crystal structure.     

KDP晶体单点金刚石车削表面形貌分形分析

 分别使用2维和3维分形方法对单点金刚石车削加工的KDP晶体表面形貌进行了分析，并对表面的3维分形维数和3维粗糙度表征参数进行了比较，分析了二者对表面形貌表征的差异。使用2维轮廓分形方法计算了KDP晶体表面圆周各方向上的分形维数。通过分析得出：3维分形维数与表面粗糙度值成反比关系；使用单点金刚石车削方法加工KDP晶体会形成各向异性特征明显的已加工表面，在一定程度上容易形成小尺度波纹；已加工表面是否具有明显的小尺度波纹特征与表面粗糙度值并无直接关系，但与其表面轮廓分形状态分布密切相关；KDP晶体表面2维功率谱密度与其分形状态具有相近的方向性特征。     

Fractal dimension of the grain boundaries in ceramics with nanodispersed additions

The fractal dimension of the grain boundaries in Al₂O3-MgO-SiO₂ corundum ceramic is measured. It is shown for the first time that a similarity exists between the aggregation of solid disperse particles and the grain formation in the ceramic and that this similarity can be used to reveal grain formation mechanisms. The fractal dimension of the grain boundaries is found to be 1.68 and 1.42 at sintering temperatures of 1200 and 1600°C, respectively. These values correspond to primary recrystallization and normal grain growth in the ceramic. A relationship between the fractal dimension of the grain boundaries and the sintering temperature of the corundum ceramic is obtained.     

分形理论在光谱识别中的应用

分形理论是研究一类不规则、混乱复杂,但其局部和整体具有相似性体系的科学。分形维数是分形理论中用于描述对象的不规则度和自相似性的基本度量。文章以符合朗伯-比尔定律的光谱信号为研究对象,在概述分形几何基本原理的基础上,提出了以分形维数作为光谱识别特征的方法,运用相空间重构得出了光谱信号的分形维数,通过对光谱信号的分形维数进行比较,达到识别不同光谱的目的,最后举例对该方法进行了说明。     

Temperature dependent fractal dimension of magneto-conductance fluctuations in semiconductor billiards

We present investigations of the fractal behaviour of magneto-conductance fluctuations in semiconductor billiards as a function of temperature. The introduction of finite phase coherence by nonzero temperatures is found not to suppress fractal behaviour in the experimental data. Instead, we show that the fractal dimension decreases with increasing temperature and we present a remarkable similarity between the phase coherence time and the fractal dimension.     

Effect of uniaxial tension and hydrostatic compression on the geometry and morphology of amorphous Fe<Subscript>77</Subscript>Ni<Subscript>1</Subscript>Si<Subscript>9</Subscript>B<Subscript>13</Subscript> alloy ribbon surface

The effect of hydrostatic pressure and uniaxial compression on the relief of an amorphous Fe₇₇Ni₁Si₉B₁₃ alloy ribbon surface was studied using scanning tunneling and atomic-force microscopy. The fracture surfaces of samples were also studied. It is found that both the initial surfaces and the surfaces of samples subjected to hydrostatic compression or tension, as well as fracture surfaces, are fractal or multifractal, but their fractality parameters are different. Hydrostatic pressure decreases the surface roughness and the average fractal dimension of the surface on both sides of the ribbons. The dependence of the surface fractal characteristics on tension is more complex. Prior to the occurrence of a “critical event” on the surface (formation of a deformation band or a through crack), the Hölder index and the half-width of the singularity spectrum decrease. The correlation is discussed between the fractal characteristics of the ribbon surface and those of a fracture surface, and the role of an excess free volume in the initiation of fracture of amorphous alloys is analyzed.     

Fractal dimension of the surface upon martensitic transformation in titanium nickelide

The fractal dimension of the residual deformation relief on the surface of titanium nickelide is shown to be sensitive to the deformation mechanism. It decreases under phase-transformation-induced inelasticity and increases under plasticity. At the time the basic deformation mechanism changes, fluctuations are maximal. The experimental dependence of the microstrain on the fractal dimension for the initial austenitic phase is not a single-valued function: it consists of two groups of data points that correspond to different deformation mechanisms.     

粗糙表面形貌对微尺度流动换热的影响

基于分形几何定量描述了多尺度自仿射的粗糙表面形貌,建立了微通道内层流流动换热的理论模型并对表面形貌的影响进行了数值模拟.研究表明,自仿射分形维数直接反映了表面轮廓的不规则度,对于两个具有相同统计粗糙度的轮廓,可能存在不同的分形维数;与常规尺度通道不同,雷诺数、粗糙高度和粗糙表面分形维数都对微通道内层流流动换热有着重要影...     

Roughness and fractality of fracture surfaces as indicators of mechanical quantities of porous solids

The 3D profile surface parameter H _q and fractal dimension D were tested as indicators of mechanical properties inferred from fracture surfaces of porous solids. High porous hydrated cement pastes were used as prototypes of porous materials. Both the profile parameter H _q and the fractal dimension D showed capability to assess compressive strength from the fracture surfaces of hydrated pastes. From a practical point of view the 3D profile parameter H _q seems to be more convenient as an indicator of mechanical properties, as its values suffer much less from statistical scatter than those of fractal dimensions.     

Characterization of Synthetic-Coal Char Particles using fractal dimension analysis

The development and change of surface ruggedness in chars was studied at conditions typical in a pulverized coal furnace. The fractal dimension, a measure of surface ruggedness, of chars was measured using physisorption techniques. By adjusting the temperature encountered (1173 to 1773 K) and residence time (0.1 to 1.5 s) of the synthetic coal (sized to 46–106 μm diameter), chars at different stages of combustion were prepared in a laminar flow (drop-tube) furnace. The particles were quickly cooled and quenched in an inert atmosphere. The samples were examined using a scanning electron microprobe, and their fractal dimensions were determined using gas physisorption. The adsorption data were used to test if the char surface was fractal on a molecular scale, to determine the fractal dimension, and to quantify changes in the fractal dimension during combustion. The fractal dimension of the unburned synthetic coal was approximately 2. The fractal dimension increased as high as 2.85 as the carbon matrix burned away and exposed mineral moieties. However, as combustion continued the carbon burned completely away leaving a mineral fly ash particle with a fractal dimension as low as 2.47.     

分形粗糙面合成孔径雷达成像研究

研究了分形粗糙面的成像问题. 分形粗糙面能够较好的逼近真实环境, 采用带限形式的Weierstrass-Mandelbrot函数建立了分形粗糙面几何模型, 对分形粗糙面参数的选取进行了讨论. 对大尺度粗糙面散射问题提出了一种基于大面元的Kirchhoff近似方法, 采用面元模型来计算粗糙面总的后向散射场以及每一个面元的后向散射场, 并对面元的尺寸选取进行了研究, 通过与解析解进行对比证明了该方法的正确性. 在分形理论建立的确定性粗糙面几何模型与面元的Kirchhoff方法获取的散射场的基础上, 采用正侧视条带式成像模式, 并选用距离多普勒算法对不同分形参数的粗糙面进行合成孔径雷达(SAR) 成像模拟, 结果显示从SAR像中可以清晰地观察到不同分形参数对粗糙面几何轮廓的影响. 该研究包括了从环境模型、电磁模型到SAR成像技术在内的完整的分形环境SAR像模拟过程, 仿真结果显示出分形环境的SAR像特点, 这对基于分形理论的自然环境的遥感探测以及参数反演具有一定的理论支撑作用.     

Physical and electrochemical properties of Li-intercalated Sn oxide films made by sputtering

Sn oxide films were made by reactive rf magnetron sputtering under conditions that led to both electronic and ionic conductivity. The film structure was studied by X-ray diffraction and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Li⁺ intercalation produced electrochromism with coloration efficiency peaked in the infrared. Cyclic voltammograms taken at different sweep rates were interpreted in terms of a unique structural parameter related to the fractal dimension of a self-affine surface relief and in excellent agreement with the fractal dimension as obtained with AFM. Mössbauer spectroscopy was used to determine the valence state of the Sn-atoms; a change from Sn⁴⁺ to Sn²⁺ was detected after electrochemical intercalation of Li⁺.     

Scale-dependent nature of the surface fractal dimension for bi- and multi-disperse porous solids by mercury porosimetry

The surface fractal dimension was calculated by using a mathematical model and mercury intrusion data for a variety of bi- and multi-disperse porous solids including silica gels, alumina pellets, and building stones. The mathematical model was obtained by modifying the well-established scaling relation published previously [Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 34 (1995) 1383-1386]. It was also verified by comparing with the theoretical surface fractal dimensions for regular fractal structures (Skerpinski tetrahedron and Menger sponge) and the calculated surface fractal dimensions for silica gel and alumina particles via the linear fitting method established previously. The calculation results for various bi- and multi-disperse porous solids have demonstrated that the scale-dependent nature of the surface fractal dimension is ubiquitous. The difference in the surface fractal dimension between pore size intervals usually exists. The estimation of the surface fractal dimension on an average stand may lead to erroneous results.     

表面粗糙度的分形特征及其对微通道内层流流动的影响

基于分形几何学,研究了表面粗糙度的分形特征.采用Weierstrass- Mandelbrot函数对多尺度自仿射的表面粗糙度进行了描述;建立了微通道内层流流动的三维模型并对表面粗糙度的影响进行了数值模拟,分析了雷诺数、相对粗糙度和分形维数对流动阻力特性的影响.研究结果表明,与常规尺度通道不同,粗糙微通道的Poiseuille数不再是常数,而是随雷诺数近似线性增加;相对粗糙度越大,流动产生的回流和分离所导致的流动压降越明显.在相同的相对粗糙度下,粗糙表面的分形维数越大,表面轮廓变化就越频繁,这也将导致流动阻 关键词： 粗糙度 层流阻力系数 微通道 分形     

表面分形球、柱的光散射

分形和分维是近些年才兴起的一门处理复杂事物的新方法￣［１］。本文主要研究具有表面分形的球、柱的光散射特征。我们首先利用几何光学近似研究了一种表面满足自仿射原理的分形均匀球的散射，其散射特性与分维存在一定的关系。我们还利用微扰法讨论了表面具有沟槽的分形柱的光散射的分形特征。     

Monte Carlo simulations of catalytic CO oxidation on fractal surfaces of dimension between two and three

We present a method for generating fractal surfaces of dimension between two and three. By using the method, five fractal surfaces with dimension 2.262, 2.402, 2.524, 2.631, and 2.771 are created. For each of these surfaces, the reaction of carbon monoxide and oxygen is simulated by using a Monte Carlo method based on the ZGB model [Phys. Rev. Lett. 24 (1986) 2553]. The results show that the catalytic CO oxidation proceeds more efficiently on a surface with higher fractal dimension. It is also found that as the fractal dimension of the surface becomes higher, the first-order kinetic phase transition point (y₂) is shifted to a higher partial pressure of CO. This implies that poisoning of the catalyst surface due to CO segregation sets in at a higher CO partial pressure for surfaces with more complexity.     

Fractal Analysis of Surface Roughness of Particles in Porous Media

A fractal dimension for roughness height （RH） is introduced to characterize the degree of roughness or disorder of particle surface characters which significantly influence physical-chimerical processes in porous media. An analytical expression for the fractal dimension of RH on statistically self-similar fractal surfaces is derived and is expressed as a function of roughness parameters. The specific surface area （SSA） of porous materials with spherical particles is also derived, and the proposed fractal model for the SSA of particles with rough surfaces is expressed as a function of fractal dimension for RH and fractal dimension for particle size distribution, relative roughness of particle surface, and ratio of the minimum to the maximum particle diameters of spherical particles.     

On direction-invariance of fractal dimension on a surface

It is shown that fractal dimensions along line transects of a stationary, stochastic surface are all identical to one another, save that in one special direction the dimension may be less than in all others. We discuss the implications of this result for practical measurement of surface roughness and for interpretation of fractal dimension. It is argued that the result provides significant new motivation for employing fractal dimension as a canonical measure of surface roughness. Nevertheless, in view of the virtual direction-invariance of fractal dimension, measurement of scale assumes new significance. This matter is addressed.     

Fractal properties of aggregates of metal nanoclusters on solid surface

AFM images are used to determine and analyze fractal characteristics (cluster fraction dimension and lacunarity) of aggregates of Au and Ag nanoclusters on metal films of the same metal produced with the aid of thermal vacuum deposition on mica surface. A fractal dimension of 1.6 that corresponds to typical samples with relatively uniform distribution of nanoclusters on the film surface is in agreement with the mean value calculated from experimental data of Belko et al., who studied the fractal dimension of Au nanoclusters on a different dielectric (quartz) surface. When a compact single aggregate of Au nanoclusters is formed on a certain active center or defect, the fractal cluster dimension decreases to 1.4. The experimental data are compared with the results of existing theoretical models of association of nanoclusters in 2D systems.