Study on the spatial distribution of the liquid temperature near a cavitation bubble wall

A simple new model of the spatial distribution of the liquid temperature near a cavitation bubble wall (T_li) is employed to numerically calculate T_li. The result shows that T_li is almost same with the ambient liquid temperature (T₀) during the bubble oscillations except at strong collapse. At strong collapse, T_li can increase to about 1510 K, the same order of magnitude with that of the maximum temperature inside the bubble, which means that the chemical reactions occur not only in gas-phase inside the collapsing bubble but also in liquid-phase just outside the collapsing bubble. Four factors (ultrasonic vibration amplitude, ultrasonic frequency, the surface tension and the viscosity) are considered to study their effects for the thin liquid layer. The results show that for the thin layer, the thickness and the temperature increase as the ultrasonic vibration amplitude rise; conversely, the thickness and the temperature decrease with the increase of the ultrasonic frequency, the surface tension or the viscosity.     

Effect of noble gases on sonoluminescence temperatures during multibubble cavitation

Sonoluminescence spectra were collected from Cr(CO)6 solutions in octanol and dodecane saturated with various noble gases. The emission from excited-state metal atoms serves as an internal thermometer of cavitation. The intensity and temperature of sonoluminescence increases from He to Xe. The intensity of the underlying continuum, however, grows faster with increasing temperature than the line emission. Dissociation of solvent molecules within the bubble consumes a significant fraction of the energy generated by the collapsing bubble, which can limit the final temperature inside the bubble.     

Dynamics of a vapor bubble in a nonuniformly superheated fluid at high superheat values

Results of numerical simulation of the growth of a vapor bubble in a nonuniformly superheated liquid are presented. The effect of the nonuniformity of the temperature on the growth dynamics of the vapor bubble is studied. The simulation conditions corresponded to saturation and underheating of the liquid in the volume to the saturation temperature. The nonuniformity of the temperature results in a significant decrease of the bubble growth rate at the thickness of the superheating layer, which is comparable with the radius of the separation bubble. Numerical results are compared with the experimental data for the growth of a vapor bubble near a cylindrical heater. The numerical results for strong superheating agree well with the experimental data at the initial stage of the vapor bubble growth. The measured values of the bubble radius exceed those calculated in the presence of vaporization fronts. This excess can be explained by the presence of an additional supply of vapor to the central bubble from the vaporization front.     

导电流体中气泡径向振动行为的磁场控制

液态金属中气泡行为是磁流体力学的重要方面。为对磁场条件下导电流体中气泡动力学行为作全面理解,基于磁流体动力学方法建立了磁场条件下导电流体中气泡径向振动的无量纲化动力学方程,数值研究了磁场对导电流体中气泡径向非线性振动稳定性、泡内温度、泡内气压及液体空化阈值的影响。结果显示:磁场增强了气泡非线性振动的稳定性,随着磁场增强且当作用在泡上的电磁力与惯性力数量级可比时,气泡运动为稳定的周期性振动;同时,磁场引起泡内温度、泡内压力及液体空化阈值变化。研究表明,可用磁场调节和控制液态金属中气泡的运动使其满足工程应用需求。      

室温离子液体中超声制备纳米氧化锌掺杂材料及机理研究

在室温离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐(ImBF_4)中超声制备镧系离子掺杂的纳米氧化锌材料,采用X射线衍射、透射电镜、光声光谱和荧光光谱技术表征样品结构和发光性能。为研究反应机理,采用甲基自由基复合法对离子液体的空化温度进行间接实测,进一步与空化动力学的数值分析结果进行比较。实验结果表明镧系离子掺杂可以有效地调控氧化锌的发光。与传统溶剂不同,离子液体空化温度不随超声时间的延长而降低,并随环境温度升高略有上升。反应机理的研究表明样品的形成生长与超声辐照和离子液体的共同作用密不可分。     

Validation of an approximate model for the thermal behavior in acoustically driven bubbles

The chemical production of radicals inside acoustically driven bubbles is determined by the local temperature inside the bubbles. Therefore, modeling of chemical reaction rates in bubbles requires an accurate evaluation of the temperature field and the heat exchange with the liquid. The aim of the present work is to compare a detailed partial differential equation model in which the temperature field is spatially resolved with an ordinary differential equation model in which the bubble contents are assumed to have a uniform average temperature and the heat exchanges are modeled by means of a boundary layer approximation. The two models show good agreement in the range of pressure amplitudes in which the bubble is spherically stable.     

金属熔体中气泡形核的理论分析

引入界面接触角，考虑表面张力对气泡形貌的影响，以熔体中均质形核、夹杂物的平表面上异质形核和圆锥形凹坑内异质形核三种典型模型对气泡形核机理进行理论研究.研究发现，三种形核模型下具有相等的微米量级的气泡临界形核半径，并随气压的增大而减小.结果表明，用以制备藕状规则多孔金属的Gasar工艺中能够形成的最小气孔的直径为微米量级(0.1—1.0 MPa气压).在圆锥形凹坑内异质形核时存在最佳圆锥顶角(对应最小气泡体积)，其值与气压无关，只随接触角的增大而增大.在接触角处于90°—180°范围内，最佳圆锥顶角下圆锥形 关键词： 气泡 形核 多孔金属 Gasar     

Simulation of a bubble chain in a container of high aspect ratio exposed to a magnetic field

The influence of a homogeneous magnetic field acting in the direction of gravity on a bubble chain is studied with phase-resolving numerical simulations. The bubbles rise in a narrow container filled with liquid metal. Individual bubbles are represented by an immersed boundary method with the bubble shape being described by spherical harmonics and deformed by the surrounding liquid metal. A Gaussian bubble size distribution is realized as suggested by corresponding experiments. Bubble-bubble and bubble-wall interactions are modelled based on a repelling potential. With a magnetic field, the averaged trajectory of the bubble chain becomes more rectilinear, and the transverse dispersion is reduced. The average rise velocity decreases under the impact of the field.     

Effects of argon sparging rate,ultrasonic power,and frequency on multibubble sonoluminescence spectra and bubble dynamics in NaCl aqueous solutions

The sonoluminescence spectra from acoustic cavitation in aqueous NaCl solutions are systematically studied in a large range of ultrasonic frequencies under variation of electrical power and argon sparging. At the same time, bubble dynamics are analysed by high-speed imaging. Sodium line and continuum emission are evaluated for acoustic driving at 34.5, 90, 150, 365, and 945 kHz in the same reactor vessel. The results show that the ratio of sodium line to continuum emission can be shifted by the experimental parameters: an increase in the argon flow increases the ratio, while an increase in power leads to a decrease. At 945 kHz, the sodium line is drastically reduced, while the continuum stays at elevated level. Bubble observations reveal a remarkable effect of argon in terms of bubble distribution and stability: larger bubbles of non-spherical shapes form and eject small daughter bubbles which in turn populate the whole liquid. As a consequence, the bubble interactions (splitting, merging) appear enhanced which supports a link between non-spherical bubble dynamics and sodium line emission.     

过热液体中蒸汽泡上升过程的格子Boltzmann三维数值模拟

应用格子Boltzmann相变模型,在三维空间研究蒸汽泡在过热液体中生长、上升和变形等动力学行为.为研究传热传质对蒸汽泡运动的影响,对比模拟相同条件下气泡在等温环境中上升的物理过程.结果表明：蒸汽泡在过热液体中上升发生的变形程度较小,意味着相变对蒸汽泡的影响和表面张力一样使汽泡保持初始的形状.蒸汽泡在过热液体中的上升速度较小,说明随着汽泡生长拖拽力的影响比浮力大.蒸汽泡生长率在初始阶段达到最大值,随后会趋于一个恒定的值.随着汽泡体积增大和上升速度的增加,其对流场的扰动也越来越剧烈.蒸汽泡生长和上升引起的对流运动对温度场的演化造成很大的影响.     

PdAgHx金属氢化物正电子湮没研究

在77—295 K温区和氢浓度0—0.35范围采用正电子湮没寿命测量方法研究了Pd0.75Ag0.25H_x氢化物合金. 充氢后正电子湮没寿命谱可以用两个寿命成分表征. 短寿命成分τ1不随温度和氢浓度变化, 是自由正电子湮没寿命; 长寿命成分τ2及其相对强度I2不随温度变化, 但随氢浓度的增加分别增大和减小, τ2是氢气泡捕获的正电子湮没寿命, τ2增大和I2减小说明随氢浓度增大氢聚集成的气泡的尺度增大, 而浓度减小. 实验结果表明, 氢脆的微观机理是氢气泡致脆. The metal hydride PdAgHx with a hydrogen concentration x ranging from 0 to 0.35 has been investigated by positron annihilation lifetime method in the temperature region between 77 K and 295 K. The measured lifetime spectra in metal hydride PdAgHx are characterized by two lifetimes τ1 and τ2. The short lifetime τ1 is independent of both hydrogen concentration and temperature, which is ascribed to the annihilation lifetime of free positrons. The long lifetime τ2 and its intensity I2 do not change with temperature, while τ2 increases and I2 decreases with increasing of hydrogen concentration. τ2 is attributed to the lifetime of positrons trapped at the hydrogen bubble. The increase of τ2 indicates the growth of the hydrogen bubble, and the decrease of I2 shows the reduction of the hydrogen bubble concentration. The experimental result shows a microscopic mechanism that the hydrogen bubble produced causes hydrogen embrittlement.     

Mathematical simulation of the compression process of a vapor bubble at a pressure increase in the surrounding liquid

The thermophysical and hydrodynamic processes in a spherical vapor bubble and the surrounding liquid at increasing external pressure are investigated by using a numerical simulation method. The investigation is performed on the basis of a new mathematical model belonging to the class of models of homobaric bubbles (the pressure in the bubble is homogeneous at nonhomogeneous temperature and density). The model takes into account the following main physical effects: the viscosity of the liquid, the heat conductivity of the liquid and vapor, the surface tension, and the phase transitions at the bubble surface. An energy equation taking into account convective heat transfer and viscous dissipation in the liquid is used to calculate the temperature fields in the liquid and vapor. The model also takes into account the dependence of the thermophysical properties on the temperature. A distinctive feature of the proposed model is that the integral conservation law of the system’s total energy (including the kinetic energy of the liquid, the surface energy, and the internal energy of the liquid and vapor) is exactly satisfied (without allowance for the kinetic energy of the vapor). As a result of the numerical simulation of the compression of vapor bubbles in water, we obtained data for the major characteristics of the process at considerable degrees of compression. It is shown that the heat and mass transfer between the vapor in a bubble and the surrounding liquid considerably slow down the temperature increase in the bubble.     

微重力下凝结和沸腾着的汽泡周围流场

1引言尽管对沸腾换热已有大量的研究，但对沸腾过程中驱动汽泡外流动的机理仍没有透彻理解，通常认为，汽泡外流动是由液体自然对流引起的。但是，近来的微重力实验表明［‘］；在没有自然对流的微重力场中，沸腾换热同样很剧烈。为了弄清正常重力和微重力环境中驱动换热的机理，很有必要作进一步的研究。本文数值分析了微重力环境下驱动壁面汽泡周围液体流动的基本机理，深入分析了Marangoni效应的影响，同时考虑表面凝结和蒸发过程的作用。2理论模型汽泡外流动可由二维层流N－S方程及烙方程来描述，流动是由Marangoni边界条件驱动，该条…     

Interpreting the influence of liquid temperature on cavitation collapse intensity through bubble dynamic analysis

The violent collapse of inertial bubbles generates high temperature inside and emits strong impulsive pressure. Previous tests on sonoluminescence and cavitation erosion showed that the influence of liquid temperature on these two parameters is different. In this paper, we conducted a bubble dynamic analysis to explore the mechanism of the temperature effect and account for the above difference. The results show that the increase of vapor at higher liquid temperatures changes both the external compression pressure and the internal cushion and is responsible for the variation of bubble collapse intensity. The different trends of the collapsing temperature and emitted sound pressure are caused by the energy distribution during the bubble collapse. Moreover, a series of simulations are conducted to establish the distribution map of the optimum liquid temperature where the collapse intensity is maximized. The relationship between the collapse intensity and the radial dynamics of the bubble is discussed and the reliable indicator is identified. This study provides a clear picture of how the thermodynamic process changes cavitation aggressiveness and enriches the understanding of this complex thermal-hydrodynamic phenomenon.     

Numerical investigation on acoustic cavitation characteristics of an air-vapor bubble: Effect of equation of state for interior gases

The cavitation dynamics of an air-vapor mixture bubble with ultrasonic excitation can be greatly affected by the equation of state (EOS) for the interior gases. To simulate the cavitation dynamics, the Gilmore-Akulichev equation was coupled with the Peng–Robinson (PR) EOS or the Van der Waals (vdW) EOS. In this study, the thermodynamic properties of air and water vapor predicted by the PR and vdW EOS were first compared, and the results showed that the PR EOS gives a more accurate estimation of the gases within the bubble due to the less deviation from the experimental values. Moreover, the acoustic cavitation characteristics predicted by the Gilmore-PR model were compared to the Gilmore-vdW model, including the bubble collapse strength, the temperature, pressure and number of water molecules within the bubble. The results indicated that a stronger bubble collapse was predicted by the Gilmore-PR model rather than the Gilmore-vdW model, with higher temperature and pressure, as well as more water molecules within the collapsing bubble. More importantly, it was found that the differences between both models increase at higher ultrasound amplitudes or lower ultrasound frequencies while decreasing as the initial bubble radius and the liquid parameters (e.g., surface tension, viscosity and temperature of the surrounding liquid) increase. This study might offer important insights into the effects of the EOS for interior gases on the cavitation bubble dynamics and the resultant acoustic cavitation-associated effects, contributing to further optimization of its applications in sonochemistry and biomedicine.     

Ultrasonic cavitation at liquid/solid interface in a thin Ga–In liquid layer with free surface

Cavitation in thin layer of liquid metal has potential applications in chemical reaction, soldering, extraction, and therapeutic equipment. In this work, the cavitation characteristics and acoustic pressure of a thin liquid Ga–In alloy were studied by high speed photography, numerical simulation, and bubble dynamics calculation. A self-made ultrasonic system with a TC4 sonotrode, was operated at a frequency of 20 kHz and a max output power of 1000 W during the cavitation recording experiment. The pressure field characteristic inside the thin liquid layer and its influence on the intensity, types, dimensions, and life cycles of cavitation bubbles and on the cavitation evolution process against experimental parameters were systematically studied. The results showed that acoustic pressure inside the thin liquid layer presented alternating positive and negative characteristics within 1 acoustic period (T). Cavitation bubbles nucleated and grew during the negative-pressure stage and shrank and collapsed during the positive-pressure stage. A high bubble growth speed of 16.8 m/s was obtained and evidenced by bubble dynamics calculation. The maximum absolute pressure was obtained at the bottom of the thin liquid layer and resulted in the strongest cavitation. Cavitation was divided into violent and weak stages. The violent cavitation stage lasted several hundreds of acoustic periods and had higher bubble intensity than the weak cavitation stage. Cavitation cloud preferentially appeared during the violent cavitation stage and had a life of several acoustic periods. Tiny cavitation bubbles with life cycles shorter than 1 T dominated the cavitation field. High cavitation intensities were observed at high ultrasonication power and when Q235B alloy was used because such conditions lead to high amplitudes on the substrate and further high acoustic pressure inside the liquid.     

Investigation of the dynamics of the interaction of metal particles with a Langmuir single layer upon an increase in the surface pressure

X-ray studies of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) single layers on the surface of a liquid provide detailed information on the interaction of metal particles with a single layer upon an increase in the surface pressure up to the collapse. Two complementary X-ray methods are used: grazing incidence diffraction and the X-ray standing waves method. The experimental results obtained for a single layer formed on a colloidal solution of magnetite nanoparticles reveal that the increase in the surface pressure is accompanied by an increase in the concentration of nanoparticles near the surface. In a series of experiments where metal particles of submicron size are sputtered onto a DPPC single layer, a sharp decrease in the intensity of the fluorescence yield from metal atoms is observed while the single layer is compressed. These data suggest that metal particles deposited onto the surface of a single layer were extruded into the aqueous subphase.     

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Bubble Nucleation in Explosive Boiling

Molecular dynamics （MD） simulation is carried out for the bubble nucleation of liquid nitrogen in explosive boiling. The heat is transferred into the simulation system by rescaling the velocity of the molecules. The results indicate that the initial equilibrium temperature of liquid and molecular cluster size affect the energy conversion in the process of bubble nucleation. The potential energy of the system violently varies at the beginning of the bubble nucleation, and then varies around a fixed value. At the end of bubble nucleation, the potential energy of the system slowly increases. In the bubble nucleation of explosive boiling, the lower the initial equilibrium temperature, the larger the size of the molecular cluster, and the more the heat transferred into the system of the simulation cell, causing the increase potential energy in a larger range.     

10－6—10－4m2/s黏度液体中靶受力学作用的测试与分析

通过自行研制的光纤传感器对不同黏度液体中材料靶后的力学作用进行研究，获得了液体黏度变化对等离子体烧蚀力、射流冲击力及空泡生存周期的影响. 实验结果表明：液体黏度相同时，靶材所受冲击力幅值随作用激光能量的增加单调上升；液体黏度增加时，靶材所受的冲击力减小，靶材的空化空蚀程度亦减小；受液体黏度增大的影响，空泡膨胀或收缩过程减缓，相应的生存周期也增大. 此外，对空泡溃灭周期公式进行修正, 结果表明修正后的理论估算值与实验值的一致性较好.