Thermo-optic effects affecting the high pump power end pumped solid state lasers: Modeling and analysis

A complete solution of the thermal effect for continuous wave laser diode array fiber coupled high pump power end pumped actively solid state laser is presented. In this paper, the thermal loading resulted from energy transfer up-conversion effect for laser operated under different pulse repetition frequency has been taken into account in the overall thermal effects. The thermal loading transfer the absorbed pump power into non-uniform temperature distribution in the laser rod, and thus results in thermal strain, thermal stress, thermal dispersion of index, and thermally induced diffraction losses. For a practical laser cavity configuration containing the internal optical elements, we use spherical aberration theory to give a better explanation of experimental results via calculating diffraction losses quantitatively. According to analysis of thermal focal length experimental data, the results show that our calculated value of thermal loading under fixed Nd³⁺ doped concentration laser crystal is not a constant but a function of pump power instead. The theoretical predicted curve of thermal focal length based on our model is in good agreement with experimental measurements. At low pump power, the thermal loading is a linear function varying with pump power, but it begins to saturate at pump powers exceeding 6 W. This phenomenon is consistent with our physical intuitions.     

Dimensional crossover of thermal conductance in graphene nanoribbons: a first-principles approach

First-principles density-functional calculations are performed to investigate the thermal transport properties in graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The dimensional crossover of thermal conductance from one to two dimensions (2D) is clearly demonstrated with increasing ribbon width. The thermal conductance of GNRs of a few nanometers width already exhibits an approximate low-temperature dependence of T(1.5), like that of 2D graphene sheets which is attributed to the quadratic nature of the dispersion relation for the out-of-plane acoustic phonon modes. Using a zone-folding method, we heuristically derive the dimensional crossover of thermal conductance with the increase of ribbon width. Combining our calculations with the experimental phonon mean-free path, some typical values of thermal conductivity at room temperature are estimated for GNRs and for 2D graphene sheet. Our findings clarify the issue of the low-temperature dependence of thermal transport in GNRs and suggest a calibration range of thermal conductivity for experimental measurements in graphene-based materials.     

低温固体界面间接触导热“hysteresis”现象的研究

文中以强化低温固体界面间的接触导热为出发点 ,实验测定了低温环境下两种金属界面在过度加载前后的接触热导值 ,指出过度加载是一种经济有效的强化导热方法 ,对卸载过程接触热导率大于同次加载过程接触热导的“hysteresis”现象产生机理进行了分析     

Experimental evidence and physical understanding of ZnO vapor-liquid-solid nanowire growth

Metal-catalyst-assisted thermal chemical vapor transport is one of most popular techniques for ZnO nanowires preparation, and the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) process is recognized to be responsible for ZnO nanowires growth upon metal-catalyst-assisted thermal chemical vapor transport. However, there have been very few investigations to provide substantial experimental evidence for supporting ZnO VLS nanowires growth upon metal-catalyst-assisted thermal chemical vapor transport, so far. Herein, we report a study of ZnO nanowires growth using metal-catalyst-assisted thermal chemical vapor transport based on laser ablation, and we provide solid experimental evidence for the VLS process of ZnO nanowires.     

Lock-in thermographic inspection of squats on rail steel head

The development of squat defects has become a major concern in numerous railway systems throughout the world. Infrared thermography is a relatively new non-destructive inspection technique used for a wide range of applications. However, it has not been used for rail squat detection. Lock-in thermography is a non-destructive inspection technique that utilizes an infrared camera to detect the thermal waves. A thermal image is produced, which displays the local thermal wave variation in phase or amplitude. In inhomogeneous materials, the amplitude and phase of the thermal wave carries information related to both the local thermal properties and the nature of the structure being inspected. By examining the infrared thermal signature of squat damage on the head of steel rails, it was possible to generate a relationship matching squat depth to thermal image phase angle, using appropriate experimental/numerical calibration. The results showed that with the additional data sets obtained from further experimental tests, the clarity of this relationship will be greatly improved to a level whereby infrared thermal contours can be directly translated into the precise subsurface behaviour of a squat.     

A continuum thermal stress theory for crystals based on interatomic potentials

This paper presents a new continuum thermal stress theory for crystals based on interatomic potentials.The effect of finite temperature is taken into account via a harmonic model.An EAM potential for copper is adopted in this paper and verified by computing the effect of the temperature on the specific heat,coefficient of thermal expansion and lattice constant.Then we calculate the elastic constants of copper at finite temperature.The calculation results are in good agreement with experimental data.The thermal stress theory is applied to an anisotropic crystal graphite,in which the Brenner potential is employed.Temperature dependence of the thermodynamic properties,lattice constants and thermal strains for graphite is calculated.The calculation results are also in good agreement with experimental data.     

Étude expérimentale de la résistance thermique de contact entre l'étain en cours de fusion et un creuset refroidi

This paper deals with the analysis of the thermal contact conditions during the melting of tin on different cooled walls, for different heat situations and for different cooling flows. Two experimental set ups are studied. A polished nickel substrate covers the melting-pot of the first one. Semi intrinsic thermocouples are implemented to measure the temperature of the substrate. This will allow a better study of the thermal contact resistance distribution on the wall. The second melting-pot is made of copper. Its surface roughness is variable. The heat system is stronger. The results obtained with the first experimental set-up show that the thermal contact resistance is time-dependent and non-uniformly spread. However, the heat evacuation is relatively uniformly spread while the heat power increases. Tests carried out with the second experimental set-up point out huge temperature oscillations which are attributed to unstable thermal contact conditions. This thermal behaviour can be explained by the buckling of the tin crust. The apparition of buckling seems to be favoured by a higher dissipated power and by a higher thermal conductivity of the melting pot.     

低功率激光热透镜效应的模拟及研究

与高功率激光相比,低功率激光更安全,其热透镜效应对激光功率变化更敏感,更适合用于实验教学.本文利用有限元法模拟低功率激光的热透镜效应,模拟介质温度场和等效热透镜焦距,定量探究低功率激光热透镜焦距与激光功率以及介质热吸收率、厚度的关系.模拟结果与实验数据符合良好,为探究低功率激光热透镜效应实验提供理论依据.     

凝聚态物质状态方程的一个数值模型

建立了凝聚态物质的一个三项式状态方程：以Faussurier平均原子模型为基础计算电子热压和电子热能;以Cowan模型为基础计算离子热压和离子热能;用基于实验数据的半经验拟合公式计算物质的冷压和冷能。用实验数据检验了用平均原子模型计算的平均电离度。将状态方程与Hugoniot关系式相结合,计算了Be和Al的冲击绝热曲线,结果充分地展现出电子在高温、高密度条件下的壳层结构效应。     

Modèle correctif de la mesure de la température d'un gaz par couple thermoélectrique. Application à une zone à fort gradient thermique

Corrective model of the gas temperature thermocouple measure. Application to an important thermal gradient zone. The gas temperature measurement with a thermocouple in important thermal gradient zones requires a corrective model. For example, such zones exist for thermal boundary layers near active walls. We have calculated these thermocouple thermal exchanges where connection wires are considered as fins with a variable ambient gas temperature. The heat exchanges by convection and radiation on the thermocouple head are analytically calculated, then a numerical method is used for fins where the space increment is the same as for the experimental measure. The corrective model in steady state is semi-analytical. Its validation is made with experimental results from studies of flows along a non-isothermal vertical wall in a cavity filled with wet air. Several applications are offered for many thermal curves, for more important gradient zones corrections are larger than 1.5 K for a K type thermocouple of 0.08 mm wire diameter.     

氮化硅α，β和γ相的解析状态方程和热物理性质

对固体通用状态方程考虑热效应的Einstein模型进行修正，提出一种利用参考温度下的实验数据计算绝对零度下物质参数的方法，并用于Baonza方程以考虑热效应.结果表明，对于Baonza方程，零温下的参数可以解析地求解出来，常用的热物理量也可以推出解析表达式.将得出的公式用于研究氮化硅α，β和γ相的热物理性质.通过对文献的分析确定了这三种相的方程参数，计算的体积随压强变化和热膨胀系数随温度变化的结果与实验数据符合很好.     

A Ubiquitous Thermal Conductivity Formula for Liquids,Polymer Glass,and Amorphous Solids

The microscopic mechanism of thermal transport in liquids and amorphous solids has been an outstanding problem for a long time.There have been several approaches to explain the thermal conductivities in these systems, for example, Bridgman’s formula for simple liquids, the concept of the minimum thermal conductivity for amorphous solids, and the thermal resistance network model for amorphous polymers.Here, we present a ubiquitous formula to calculate the thermal conductivities of liquids and amo...     

Ab-initio theoretical analysis of thermal expansivity,thermal vibrations and melting of thorium

The thermal expansivity and mean-square thermal vibrational amplitudes were determined as a function of temperature for thorium from first principles total energy calculations using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. The coefficient of thermal expansion determined from variation of theoretical potential energy with interatomic separation is ～1.427 × 10^?5 K^?1 as compared to an experimental value of 1.23 × 10^?5 K^?1. The mean-square thermal vibrational amplitudes determined as a function of temperature from the theoretically calculated volume-dependent Debye temperature agree well with experimental data derived form neutron diffraction measurements. The melting temperature of thorium, determined theoretically from the mean-square thermal vibrations and the Lindemann rule for melting, is 2234 K, as compared to the reported experimental value of 2021 K.     

Magnetothermoelectric transport in modulated and unmodulated graphene

We draw motivation from recent experimental studies and present a comprehensive study of magnetothermoelectric transport in a graphene monolayer within the linear response regime. We employ the modified Kubo formalism developed for thermal transport in a magnetic field. Thermopower as well as thermal conductivity as a function of the gate voltage of a graphene monolayer in the presence of a magnetic field perpendicular to the graphene plane is determined for low magnetic fields (～1 T) as well as high fields (～8 T). We include the effects of screened charged impurities on thermal transport. We find good qualitative and quantitative agreement with recent experimental work on the subject. In addition, in order to analyze the effects of modulation, which can be induced by various means, on the thermal transport in graphene, we evaluate the thermal transport coefficients for a graphene monolayer subjected to a periodic electric modulation in a magnetic field. The results are presented as a function of the magnetic field and the gate voltage.     

A review on the effects of different parameters on contact heat transfer

In this paper, a complete literature review for thermal contact between fixed and periodic contacting surfaces and also thermal contact between exhaust valve and its seat in internal combustion engines is presented. Furthermore, the effects of some parameters such as contact pressure, contact frequency, the contacting surfaces topography and roughness, curvature radius of surfaces, loading–unloading cycles, gas gap conductance and properties, interface interstitial material properties, surfaces coatings and surfaces temperature on thermal contact conductance are investigated according to the papers presented in this field. The reviewed papers and studies included theoretical/ analytical/experimental and numerical studies on thermal contact conductance. In studying the thermal contact between exhaust valve and its seat, most of the experimental studies include two axial rods as the exhaust valve, and seat and the one ends of both rods are considered at constant and different temperatures. In the experimental methods, the temperatures of multi-points on rods are measured in different conditions, and thermal contact conductance is estimated using them.     

Thermodynamics of wurtzite GaN from first-principle calculation

The density function perturbation theory (DFPT) is employed to study the linear thermal expansion and heat capacity at constant pressure (with the quasiharmonic approximation) for wurtzite GaN. The calculated results of linear thermal expansion coefficient and heat capacity at constant pressure are compared with the available experimental data in a wide temperature range. Generally these properties calculated agree well with experimental data except at high temperature, thus it suggests the thermal expansion and heat capacity can be well calculated from this first-principle approach.     

Model for evaluating and predicting thermal expansivity at high temperatures for geophysical minerals

In the present communication, a new relationship for temperature dependence of thermal expansivity at high temperatures has been reported. The relation is acquired on the ground of high-temperature experimental data collected by Anderson for six geophysical minerals, viz. NaCl, KCl, MgO, CaO,Mg₂SiO₄ and Grossular Garnet. According to the present study, the thermal expansivity varies exponentially with temperature above the Debye temperature. The model projected in the present study is valuable to predict data on thermal expansivity in the high-temperature domain where experimental data have not been found so far.     

混合微球谐振腔热非线性效应的增强方法

提出并实现了一种可增强微球谐振腔热非线性效应的方法。通过在微球谐振腔表面涂覆低折射率紫外胶形成并制备了混合谐振腔。通过分析混合谐振腔结构的热光系数,从理论和实验论证了混合谐振腔结构可获得更大的热非线性效应,同时验证了混合谐振腔的品质因素对热非线性的影响。应用此混合谐振腔结构于温度传感实验,结果表明通过增强方法制备的谐振腔其检测灵敏度提高了2.8倍。因此,此方法在传感应用、生物化学检测、通讯等领域也有广泛的应用前景。     

WALL CONDUCTION EFFECT ON THE ONSET OF THERMAL INSTABILITY IN HORIZONTAL RECTANGULAR CHANNELS

The effect of peripheral thermal conduction in the bottom wall on the onset of thermal instability in the thermal entrance region of horizontal, rectangular, bottom-uniform-heated channels was studied by experiment and theoretical simulation. The predicted results of the onset of thermal instability for the cases of uniform peripheral wall heat flux are in agreement with the published experimental data, but the predicted results for the cases of uniform peripheral wall temperature exceed the previous data by about an order of magnitude. The present experimental data reconfirm the present predictions. The effect of increasing the peripheral wall conduction is shown to stabilize the flow.     

金属橡胶热物理性能理论与试验研究

针对金属橡胶材料在高温环境下的热稳定性能和热传导性能, 基于金属橡胶的内部基本组分以及特殊的编织制作工艺, 构建了两种典型排列微元体结构, 并以此描述微元体在三种接触状态下的热膨胀特性, 提出了金属橡胶热膨胀Schapery分析模型, 从理论上解释了金属橡胶热膨胀的产生机理.根据金属橡胶基本组成单元的传热模式, 研究了金属橡胶的传热过程.利用热电比拟法和有限元法, 分析微元体的导热性能, 结合微元体的分布形式, 提出了金属橡胶的导热分析模型.试验测试了不同相对密度金属橡胶的热膨胀和热传导性能, 验证了金属橡胶热膨胀和导热特性分析理论模型的适用性.所得到的金属橡胶的热膨胀和热传导性能理论模型和试验结果, 为金属橡胶材料在高温环境下的热物理特性分析提供了理论基础和计算分析依据. 关键词： 金属橡胶 热膨胀 热传导 金属丝螺旋卷