A continuum model of gas flows with localized density variations

We discuss the kinetic representation of gases and the derivation of macroscopic equations governing the thermomechanical behavior of a dilute gas viewed at the macroscopic level as a continuous medium. We introduce an approach to kinetic theory where spatial distributions of the molecules are incorporated through a mean-free-volume argument. The new kinetic equation derived contains an extra term involving the evolution of this volume, which we attribute to changes in the thermodynamic properties of the medium. Our kinetic equation leads to a macroscopic set of continuum equations in which the gradients of thermodynamic properties, in particular density gradients, impact on diffusive fluxes. New transport terms bearing both convective and diffusive natures arise and are interpreted as purely macroscopic expansion or compression. Our new model is useful for describing gas flows that display non-local-thermodynamic-equilibrium (rarefied gas flows), flows with relatively large variations of macroscopic properties, and/or highly compressible fluid flows.     

Thermomechanical modeling of regressing heterogeneous solid propellants

A numerical framework based on the generalized finite element method (GFEM) is developed to capture the coupled effects of thermomechanical deformations and thermal gradients on the regression rate of a heterogeneous solid propellant. The thermomechanical formulation is based on a multiplicative split of the deformation gradient and regression of the heterogeneous solid propellant is simulated using the level set method. A spatial mesh convergence study is performed on a non-regressing solid heterogeneous propellant system to examine the consistency of the coupled thermomechanical GFEM solver. The overall accuracy (spatial and temporal) of the coupled thermomechanical solver for regressing solid propellants is obtained from a periodic sandwich propellant configuration, where the effects of thermomechanical deformations on its regression rate is investigated. Finally, the effects of thermomechanical deformations in a regressing two-dimensional heterogeneous propellant pack are studied and time-average regression rates are reported.     

Hysteresis loops of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites under in-phase/out-of-phase thermomechanical and isothermal cyclic loading

In this paper, the stress?strain hysteresis loops of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) under in-phase/out-of-phase thermomechanical and isothermal cyclic loading have been investigated. The thermomechanical hysteresis loops models have been developed considering synergistic effects of thermal temperature cycling, stress levels and fiber/matrix interface debonding. The relationships between thermal cyclic temperatures, peak stress, fiber/matrix interface shear stress and stress?strain hysteresis loops under in-phase/out-of-phase thermomechanical and isothermal cyclic loading have been established. The effects of fiber volume fraction, peak stress, matrix crack spacing, interface frictional coefficient, interface debonded energy and temperature range on the stress?strain hysteresis loops under in-phase/out-of-phase thermomechanical and isothermal cyclic loading have been analyzed. The hysteresis loops of cross-ply SiC/magnesium aluminosilicate (MAS) composite under in-phase/out-of-phase thermomechanical and isothermal fatigue loading have been predicted.     

Effect of ballistic electrons on ultrafast thermomechanical responses of a thin metal film

The ultrafast thermomechanical coupling problem in a thin gold film irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses with different electron ballistic depths is investigated via the ultrafast thermoelasticity model. The solution of the problem is obtained by solving finite element governing equations. The comparison between the results of ultrafast thermomechanical coupling responses with different electron ballistic depths is made to show the ballistic electron effect. It is found that the ballistic electrons have a significant influence on the ultrafast thermomechanical coupling behaviors of the gold thin film and the best laser micromachining results can be achieved by choosing the specific laser technology(large or small ballistic range).In addition, the influence of simplification of the ultrashort laser pulse source on the results is studied, and it is found that the simplification has a great influence on the thermomechanical responses, which implies that care should be taken when the simplified form of the laser source term is applied as the Gaussian heat source.     

Laser-induced orientational nonlinear phenomena and new vortex structures

Theoretical study of the third-type thermomechanical effect in a twist cell of nematic liquid crystal is presented. The solution of director equation is obtained and optical nonlinearity is evaluated. It is proved that the nonlinearity is of the same order as in case of the direct orientational optical nonlinearity. Possibility of observing thermomechanical effect in non-uniform vortex structures is also discussed.     

Thermomechanical coupling in a cylindrical hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal

A solution to the system of equations describing a cylindrical hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal is obtained. The rotational flow driven by vertical temperature gradient in such a cell is investigated theoretically. The cell is suggested as a new experimental setup for determining an additional relation required to measure the twelve thermomechanical coefficients. It is shown that the terms in the expressions for thermomechanical stress and heat flux obtained in [8] are equivalent to those originally proposed in [7].     

Light-induced thermomechanical effect as a new mechanism of orientational optical nonlinearity in liquid crystals

A laser-induced thermomechanical effect in twist-aligned nematic liquid crystals has been revealed and experimentally studied. It has been proved that the nature of this phenomenon is orientational rather than diffraction. It has been shown that the orientational optical nonlinearity resulting from this effect can be as strong as the well-known giant optical nonlinearity. Moreover, giant optical nonlinearity does not exist at normal incidence of the laser beam, whereas thermomechanical nonlinearity remains of the same order of magnitude at any angle of incidence of the beam.     

Quasistatic and dynamic functional properties of thin superelastic NiTi wires

2D/3D structures made from thin NiTi wires (d < 100μm) are currently considered for engineering applications in textile, medical or robotics fields. The development of such novel applications requires the knowledge of the thermomechanical behaviour of NiTi ultra thin wires in tension, torsion bending and combined loads, which might differ from that of thicker wires due to influence of texture, cold work and higher aspect ratio. To deal with this challenge, a new experimental testing approach presented in this paper has been developed. It includes thermomechanical tensile testing, combined tension-torsion testing and forced tensile vibrational testing realized on self-made testing rigs equipped with Peltier furnaces and in-situ electric measurement systems. The collected experimental datasets provide a basis upon which FEM implementable SMA models describing functional thermomechanical behaviours of 2D/3D NiTi wire structures (quasistatic and dynamic) are presently being constructed     

数字图像相关方法在板载芯片封装热变形测量中的应用

针对板载芯片封装结构中由于各层材料热膨胀系数的差异引起的热失配现象,利用数字图像相关方法对板载芯片封装结构在热载荷下的表面热变形分布进行实验测量,并比较了不同封装配置对结构热变形的影响.建立了适于求解结构表面热变形分布的理论模型,利用实验结果和有限元模拟验证了理论模型.同时表明了实验方法的有效性和可行性,为微机电系统器件设计提供了有益的参考.
关键词:       测量|热变形|数字图像相关方法|板载芯片封装|微机电系统     

Thermomechanical effect in a planar nematic induced by a quasistatic electric field

A thermomechanical flow of uniformly oriented nematic liquid crystal induced by a quasistatic electric field is observed. This flow occurs when the electric field strength exceeds the static Fréedericksz transition threshold. The effect is attributed to an electric-field-induced nonuniformity of the director orientation which is required for the onset of the thermomechanical effect. The experimental results show good agreement with the theoretical estimates. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 122–124 (April 1999)     

The influence of particle distribution and interphase on the thermal expansion coefficient of particulate composites by the use of a new model

In this work, the thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) of a composite containing spherical particles surrounded by an inhomogeneous interphase embedded in an isotropic matrix is evaluated by means of a new model. The thermomechanical properties of the interphase are formulated as continuous radial functions. It is assumed that this third phase developed between the polymeric matrix and the filler particles contains both areas of absorption interaction in polymer surface layers onto filler particles as well as areas of mechanical imperfections. It can be said that the concept of boundary interphase is a useful tool to describe quantitatively the adhesion efficiency between matrix and particles and that there is an effect of this phase on the thermomechanical properties of the composite. The thickness and volume fraction of this phase were determined from heat capacity measurements for various filler contents. On the other hand, it is assumed that the particle arrangement (distribution) which can be considered as an influence of neighboring inclusions and their interaction should affect the thermomechanical constants of the composite. The theoretical predictions were compared with experimental results as well as with theoretical values from expressions obtained from other workers and they were found to be in satisfactory agreement.     

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Steel EK-164 After Thermomechanical Treatments

Russian Physics Journal - The influence of thermomechanical treatments, including low-temperature and subsequent warm deformation, on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an austenitic...     

Laser emission with low quantum defect in Yb: CaGdAlO4

It is demonstrated that 2% Yb: CaGdAlO4 (called CAlGO) presents favorable thermomechanical properties with a high measured thermal conductivity (Kc = 6.3 and Kc = 6.9 W m(-1) K(-1). A laser oscillation in this material at 1016 nm is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge while pumping at 979 nm. This implies a very small quantum defect (3.5%). A simple new figure of merit that takes into account thermomechanical properties and quantum defects is proposed here to compare the resistance of materials under high-power laser pumping. Consequently, Yb:CAlGO is similar to garnets and sesquioxides in regard to laser power resistance.     

激光诱导Al等离子体连续辐射的时间分布

用Ar作环境气体,压强固定在10kPa,每个激光脉冲能量为115mJ,利用时空分辨技术,采集激光烧蚀Al靶产生的等离子体辐射的时间分辨谱。分析了Al等离子体连续辐射特征。简要讨论了激光诱导等离子体连续辐射的产生机理。提出了原子对激光诱导等离子体连续辐射共振吸收理论。激光诱导等离子体的连续辐射的主要机制是轫致辐射和复合辐射,在激光脉冲作用到靶面瞬间,轫致辐射占主导地位;等离子体演化初期,复合辐射和轫致辐射共同产生等离子体连续辐射;等离子体演化后期,连续辐射主要复合辐射产生的。Al原子对连续辐射的共振吸收是选择性的,这是改变连续辐射按波长“平滑”分布的主要机制。     

Discovery,characterization and modelling of novel shape memory behaviour of fcc metal nanowires

Novel shape memory behaviour was discovered recently in single-crystalline fcc nanowires of Cu, Ni and Au with lateral dimensions below 5?nm. Under proper thermomechanical conditions, these wires can recover elongations up to 50%. This phenomenon only exists at the nanoscale and is associated with reversible lattice reorientations within the fcc lattice structure driven by surface stresses. Whereas the propagation of partial dislocations and twin planes specific to fcc metals are the required mechanism, only materials with higher propensities for twinning (e.g. Cu and Ni) show this behaviour and those with lower propensities for twinning (e.g. Al) do not. This paper provides an overview of this novel behaviour with a focus on the transformation mechanism, driving force, reversible strain, size and temperature effects and energy dissipation. A mechanism-based micromechanical continuum model for the tensile behaviour is developed. This model uses a decomposition of the lattice reorientation process into a reversible, smooth transition between a series of phase-equilibrium states and a superimposed irreversible, dissipative propagation of a twin boundary. The reversible part is associated with strain energy functions with multiple local minima and quantifies the energy conversion process between the twinning phases. The irreversible part is due to the ruggedness of the strain energy landscape, associated with dislocation nucleation, gliding and annihilation, and characterizes the dissipation during the transformation. This model captures all major characteristics of the behaviour, quantifies the size and temperature effects and yields results which are in excellent agreement with data from molecular dynamics simulations.     

Influence of Thermomechanical Treatment on Structural-Phase Transformations and Mechanical Properties of the Cu–Al–Ni Shape-Memory Alloys

Russian Physics Journal - Using the methods of optical and electron microscopy and electron and X-ray diffraction analyses, the influence of thermomechanical treatment on the mechanical properties,...     

A molecular dynamics investigation of the deformation mechanism and shape memory effect of epoxy shape memory polymers

Following deformation, thermally induced shape memory polymers(SMPs) have the ability to recover their original shape with a change in temperature. In this work, the thermomechanical properties and shape memory behaviors of three types of epoxy SMPs with varying curing agent contents were investigated using a molecular dynamics(MD) method. The mechanical properties under uniaxial tension at different temperatures were obtained, and the simulation results compared reasonably with experimental data. In addition, in a thermomechanical cycle, ideal shape memory effects for the three types of SMPs were revealed through the shape frozen and shape recovery responses at low and high temperatures, respectively, indicating that the recovery time is strongly influenced by the ratio of E-51 to 4,4'-Methylenedianiline.     

Application of a new structural theory to polymers. ii. transition states for amorphous polymers and copolymers

A recently developed nonequilibrium thermodynamic theory of continuum rheology is combined with a generalized definition of thermomechanical transitions, to produce a single equation for interrelating the basic variables (stress o, strain rate ε, pressure p, temperature T, and structure ?) at a transition. Specialization of ? to represent uncrosslinked polymers leads to incorporation of molecular weight M as a variable. New predictions are thus made for the glass transition [T_g(M), T_g(p), T_g(ε) and others] and compared successfully with data. Particularly remarkable are the results that 1/T_g is a piecewise linear function of In M, and T is piecewise linear with p. Comparable results and confirmation with data arise when applying the theory to the liquid-liquid transition, T _ll (M). For random copolymers, application of a single mixing rule to the transition equation leads to a prediction of T_g as a function of composition and the T_gi for the homopolymers (components i). This relationship reduces, in various cases, to several familiar equations in which the parameters were simply empirical, thus providing an interpretation of those parameters and defining restrictions applicable to each case. Finally, an alternative interpretation of ? in terms of free volume allows the theory to be extended to other systems, including those with small molecules.