Spectrum of the sound produced by a jet impinging on the gas-water interface of a supercavity

An analysis is made of the sound generated by the impingement of an air jet on the gas-water interface of a supercavity. The water is in uniform low Mach number motion over the interface. The interface is rippled by the jet, which produces an unsteady surface force on the water that behaves as a dipole or monopole acoustic source, respectively, at high and low frequencies. In a first approximation the very large difference in the gas density and that of water implies that the surface force is similar to that occurring when a jet impinges on a rigid wall. Data from recent measurements by Foley (2009, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University) of the frequency spectrum of the surface force produced by the impact of a turbulent jet on a wall are used to formulate an analytical representation of the spectrum and thence to predict the sound produced in water when the same jet impinges on the cavity interface. The prediction is used to estimate the characteristics of gas jet impingement noise for an experimental supercavitating vehicle in use at the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University.     

Charge and force acting on a spherical body near a planar electrode in a polarizable conducting medium

A method for calculating electric fields in conducting polarizable media with interface is suggested. An integral equation for the density of surface charge induced at the interface is derived. The value of this density is used to find the field in the volume. The total charge induced at the interface and the force acting on a spherical body touching a planar electrode are calculated. It is found that the total charge and the force are alternating functions of the relative conductivity of the media; that is, both repulsion from and attraction to the electrode are possible depending on the conductivity. The near-electrode force acting on solid particles, bubbles, and drops in an immiscible liquid is studied experimentally.     

Non-Contact to Contact Transition： Direct Measurements of Interaction Forces between a Solid Probe and a Planar Air-Water Interface

The interaction force between a solid probe and a planar air-water interface is measured by using an atomic force microscope. It is demonstrated that during the approach of the probe to the air-water interface, the force curves decline all the time due to the van der Waals attraction and induces a stable profile of water surface raised. When the tip approaches very close to the water surface, force curves jump suddenly, reflecting the complex behaviour of the unstable water surface. With a theoretical analysis we conclude that before the tip touches water surface, two water profiles appear, one stable and the other unstable. Then, with further approaching, the tip touches water surface and the non-contact to contact transition occurs.     

Critical phenomena at evaporation in a thin liquid layer at reduced pressure

This research is concerned with the problem of heat transfer in a thin liquid layer on a horizontal surface, which evaporates at reduced pressure, when structures shaped as “funnels” and “craters” appear on its surface under the action of vapor recoil force. An approximate model that takes into account the surface tension force, gravity force, vapor recoil force, and disjoining pressure is developed. For the experimentally realized shape of curved surface, in the frames of the model, the distribution of vapor recoil force, temperature, pressure, shear stresses, and local heat fluxes along the interface is found. The density of the heat flux corresponding to appearance of a crater at the place of an array of funnels is estimated. The results are in good agreement with the experimental measurements and the estimates by the Kutateladze formula for the first critical heat flux density.     

Nanoscale flow on a bubble mattress: effect of surface elasticity

We present an experimental study of the elastic properties of a superhydrophobic surface in the Cassie regime, due to the gas bubbles trapped at the liquid-solid interface. We use a surface force apparatus to measure the force response to an oscillating drainage flow between a sphere and the surface. We show that the force response allows to determine the surface elasticity without contact, using the liquid film as a probe. The elasticity of the bubble mattress is dominated by the meniscii stiffness, and its determination enables us to probe the shape of these meniscii. Another effect of surface elasticity is to decrease the viscous friction. We show that this effect can be wrongly attributed to rate dependant boundary slippage if elastohydrodynamics is not taken into account.     

Surface morphology of InGaAs on GaAs(100) by chemical beam epitaxy using unprecracked monoethylarsine, triethylgallium and trimethylindium

Temperature-dependent evolution of surface corrugation and the interface dislocation in In_0.15Ga_0.85As epilayer on GaAs(100) substrate grown by chemical beam epitaxy using unprecracked monoethylarsine have been investigated by atomic force microscope (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). AFM images showed that the line direction of surface ridge changes from [011] to [0 1] with increasing temperature. However, TEM micrographs showed that dislocation networks are formed along both [011] and [0 1] directions at the interface. These results indicate that growth kinetics on the terrace and at surface steps generated by the dislocations play an important role in determining the direction of surface corrugation. We suggest that the temperature-dependent change of surface corrugation is caused by an anisotropic surface diffusion on the terrace and different sticking probability of adsorbates on the surface steps which were produced by interface misfit dislocation along the two orthogonal surface directions.     

An electromagnetic mirror for neutral atoms

When light is totally reflected internally at a vacuum-dielectric interface, an atom in the thin transmitted evanescent wave experiences a radiation force. For light tuned above the transition frequency of a two-level atom, this force tends to repel the atom from the dielectric surface; and hence the internally illuminated surface acts as a mirror for slow neutral atoms. This paper presents the first analysis of this atomic reflection process and suggests that the effect can be used to trap slow atoms or to focus a slow atomic beam.     

Capillary pressure and contact line force on a soft solid

The surface free energy, or surface tension, of a liquid interface gives rise to a pressure jump when the interface is curved. Here we show that a similar capillary pressure arises at the interface of soft solids. We present experimental evidence that immersion of a thin elastomeric wire into a liquid induces a substantial elastic compression due to the solid capillary pressure at the bottom. We quantitatively determine the effective surface tension from the elastic displacement field and find a value comparable to the liquid-vapor surface tension. Most importantly, these results also reveal the way the liquid pulls on the solid close to the contact line: the capillary force is not oriented along the liquid-air interface, nor perpendicularly to the solid surface, as previously hypothesized, but towards the interior of the liquid.     

Conservation of electromagnetic momentum and radiation forces exerted on left-handed material interfaces

It is shown that the boundary conditions at left-handed material interfaces cause reversal in the propagation direction of the parallel-to-the-surface electromagnetic energy and momentum fluxes. First-principle examination excludes the possibility of induced surface wave excitation as a way of providing radiation momentum conservation. Thus the imparted net change in electromagnetic momentum should cause a recoil force parallel to the surface, which is unique to left-handed interfaces. The shear force exerted on a left-handed material interface is computed. The magnitude of this force is found detectable by experiments.     

Effect of periodic surface cracks on the interfacial fracture of thermal barrier coating system

Periodic surface cracks and interfacial debonding in thermal barrier coating (TBC) system may be induced during cooling process. The objective of this work is to investigate the effect of periodic surface cracks on the interfacial fracture of TBC system. The finite element method (FEM) incorporating cohesive zone model is used in analysis. It is found that surface crack spacing has significant effect on the initiation and propagation of short interface crack. Three different regions are identified for describing the effect of surface crack spacing. In Region I the interface crack driving force is dramatically reduced due to high surface crack density. In this case, the initiation of interfacial delamination can be delayed. Region II applies as the surface crack spacing is moderate. Analysis of this transition zone brings to the definition of normalized critical surface crack spacing. Region III arises for sufficient large surface crack spacing. In this case, the interface crack driving force reaches a steady state, where the effects of adjacent surface cracks are relatively insignificant and can be ignored. It can be concluded that an appropriately high surface crack density can enhance the durability of TBC system.     

Two-particle microrheology of quasi-2D viscous systems

We study the spatially correlated motions of colloidal particles in a quasi-2D system (human serum albumin protein molecules at an air-water interface) for different surface viscosities eta s. We observe a transition in the behavior of the correlated motion, from 2D interface dominated at high eta s to bulk fluid dependent at low eta s. The correlated motions can be scaled onto a master curve which captures the features of this transition. This master curve also characterizes the spatial dependence of the flow field of a viscous interface in response to a force. The scale factors used for the master curve allow for the calculation of the surface viscosity eta s that can be compared to one-particle measurements.     

Hydrodynamic boundary conditions and dynamic forces between bubbles and surfaces

Dynamic forces between a 50 microm radius bubble driven towards and from a mica plate using an atomic force microscope in electrolyte and in surfactant exhibit different hydrodynamic boundary conditions at the bubble surface. In added surfactant, the forces are consistent with the no-slip boundary condition at the mica and bubble surfaces. With no surfactant, a new boundary condition that accounts for the transport of trace surface impurities explains variations of dynamic forces at different speeds and provides a direct connection between dynamic forces and surface transport effects at the air-water interface.     

自由上浮气泡运动特性的光滑粒子流体动力学模拟

基于虚功原理, 在Hu X Y等和Grenier N等的研究结果基础上推导了多相流光滑粒子流体动力学(smoothed particle hydrodynamics, SPH)控制方程, 采用精度较高的黏性力和表面张力模型, 发展了一套适用于具有大密度比和大黏性比界面的多相流SPH方法. 首先, 通过施加人工位移修正, 适当背景压力和异相界面力, 使得计算全程粒子分布相对均匀, 改善了界面处的失稳现象, 防止了异相界面处粒子的非物理性穿透; 在此基础上, 利用方形流体团振荡模型对表面张力模型进行了验证, 数值结果与解析解甚为吻合; 然后采用上浮气泡经典数值算例对比研究了不同黏性力计算方法、不同核函数的适用性以及人工位移修正的效果; 最后, 对单个气泡的上浮、变形、撕裂以及垂向两个气泡的追赶、融合等现象进行了模拟, 初步揭示了气泡上浮过程中各种有趣物理现象的细节过程和动力学机理.     

基于AFM的固液界面表面电荷密度测量方法

固液界面的表面电荷会影响微纳流体系统的流体阻力,因此如何测量固液界面的表面电荷密度以及分析表面电荷的产生机理对于研究表面电荷对流体阻力的影响具有较大的意义。提出了一种基于接触式AFM的固液界面表面电荷密度测量方法。基于该方法测量了浸在去离子水和0.01 mol/L的NaCl溶液中的高硼硅玻璃和二氧化硅样本的表面电荷密度,并研究了溶液pH值对表面电荷的影响。研究结果表明高硼硅玻璃和二氧化硅由于表面硅烷基的电离带负电。溶液pH值和离子浓度的增加都会增加浸在去离子水和0.01 mol/L的NaCl溶液中高硼硅玻璃和二氧化硅的表面电荷密度的绝对值。     

Consistent projection methods for variable density incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with continuous surface forces on a rectangular collocated mesh

Two consistent projection methods of second-order temporal and spatial accuracy have been developed on a rectangular collocated mesh for variable density Navier–Stokes equations with a continuous surface force. Instead of the original projection methods (denoted as algorithms I and II in this paper), in which the updated cell center velocity from the intermediate velocity and the pressure gradient is not guaranteed solenoidal, the consistent projection methods (denoted as algorithms III and IV) obtain the cell center velocity based on an interpolation from a conservative fluxes with velocity unit on surrounding cell faces. Dependent on treatment of the continuous surface force, the pressure gradient in algorithm III or the sum of the pressure gradient and the surface force in algorithm IV at a cell center is then conducted from the difference between the updated velocity and the intermediate velocity in a consistent projection method. A non-viscous 3D static drop with serials of density ratios is numerically simulated. Using the consistent projection methods, the spurious currents can be greatly reduced and the pressure jump across the interface can be accurately captured without oscillations. The developed consistent projection method are also applied for simulation of interface evolution of an initial ellipse driven by the surface tension and of an initial sphere bubble driven by the buoyancy with good accuracy and good resolution.     

Dynamic response of electrons and dispersion force fields near bimetallic interfaces

The induced potential due to an oscillating charge source near the interface of two metals whose electron densities differ slightly, is calculated in the hydrodynamic approximation. Results are given for both planar and spherical interfaces. The potential is used to evaluate the dispersion force field on an atomic system near the interface. It is shown that the force field is divergence-free at very small separation from the planar interface if the electron density profile is diffuse.     

Understanding Cr segregation at the He bubble surface in Fe

Although Cr segregation at the free Fe surface is weak, noticeable segregation of Cr at the He bubble surface in Fe has recently been observed. To understand the driving force for Cr segregation, we have carried out first-principles density functional theory calculations on the energetics of solute Cr atoms at the He bubble surface, which was modeled by a Fe/He interface. We find that both the compressive stress produced by the He bubble and the direct interfacial interaction promote Cr segregation from inside the bulk to the bubble surface, along with reduced spin polarization. Electronic structure analyses show that at the Fe/He interface, Cr is more compressible than Fe due to having more empty e(g) orbitals and, accordingly, the Fe surface gets energetically more favorable for Cr than in the bulk. On the other hand, the segregation of Cr increases the charge density at the bubble surface, and thus hinders assimilation of further He atoms.     

Étude des propriétés vibrationnelles des interfaces couche mince-substrat par la méthode des fonctions de green

We present a formalism based upon the Green functions method to study the vibrational properties of an interface between two crystals of variable thickness. Analytical expressions are obtained for the surface Green functions where we take into account the force constant variation in the surface plane. Applications are made in the cases of a free surface, stacking fault and film-substrate interface.     

DNA adsorption and desorption on mica surface studied by atomic force microscopy

The adsorption of DNA molecules on mica surface and the following desorption of DNA molecules at ethanol-mica interface were studied using atomic force microscopy. By changing DNA concentration, different morphologies on mica surface have been observed. A very uniform and orderly monolayer of DNA molecules was constructed on the mica surface with a DNA concentration of 30 ng/μL. When the samples were immersed into ethanol for about 15 min, various desorption degree of DNA from mica (0-99%) was achieved. It was found that with the increase of DNA concentration, the desorption degree of DNA from the mica at ethanol-mica interface decreased. And when the uniform and orderly DNA monolayers were formed on the mica surface, almost no DNA molecule desorbed from the mica surface in this process. The results indicated that the uniform and orderly DNA monolayer is one of the most stable DNA structures formed on the mica surface. In addition, we have studied the structure change of DNA molecules after desorbed from the mica surface with atomic force microscopy, and found that the desorption might be ascribed to the ethanol-induced DNA condensation.