两性pH敏感凝胶瞬态溶胀问题的基本方程和数值解

聚电解质两性凝胶的侧链有可电离的酸性和碱性基团,因其能对所处溶液环境的pH值产生响应,又可称作两性pH敏感凝胶．两性pH敏感凝胶属于超弹性材料,其变形问题涉及力学-化学耦合．同时,由于凝胶的变形伴随着溶剂分子的迁移,导致变形不能瞬间完成,故应研究两性pH敏感凝胶变形发展的全过程．由于其实用价值高,研究难度大,两性pH敏感凝胶的瞬态溶胀问题近年来引起了国内外众多研究人员的关注．本文以非线性连续介质力学理论和孔隙弹性理论为基础,结合电离平衡、唐南平衡等条件,获得了能描述两性pH敏感凝胶材料在外界激励下形变发展全过程的基本方程,探究了外加载荷、溶液pH值、盐溶液浓度等因素对两性pH敏感凝胶瞬态溶胀的影响,所得结果对该材料的应用有一定参考价值．     

基于Slip-Link模型的凝胶大变形与扩散耦合瞬态问题分析

长链聚合物通过化学键,范德华力等相互作用交联构成的弹性体吸收溶剂后形成聚合物凝胶.聚合物凝胶的溶胀变形过程是溶剂在凝胶网络内的扩散、迁移与凝胶网络变形耦合作用的结果.通常,研究凝胶的扩散-变形耦合问题是基于经典的Flory-Rehner自由能模型进行的,然而该自由能函数由于忽略了凝胶网络链段相互缠绕引起的物理交联对凝胶弹性网络自由能的影响,在计算大变形与扩散耦合问题时误差较大.本文基于Edwards-Vilgis slip-link弹性模型和Flory-Huggins混合理论构建能反映聚合物网络链缠结拓扑限制作用的凝胶自由能函数,并结合凝胶的运动方程和扩散方程,得到能够反映链段缠结影响的凝胶大变形与扩散耦合瞬态方程,并基于此研究网络缠结对凝胶在受压状态下变形梯度和凝胶内溶剂的名义浓度的影响.     

考虑微观变形特征的水凝胶均匀和非均匀溶胀分析及其影响参数研究

本文给出考虑微观变形的水凝胶溶胀的分析模型,该模型假设构成聚合物网络的单链受到由于周围链的作用而产生类似圆管状的约束,并且认为每个单链变形与网络变形之间存在非仿射关系.利用该模型分析了凝胶在自由溶胀情形,预拉伸凝胶单一方向溶胀情形以及具有刚性核的球形凝胶溶胀至平衡状态情形的变形特征.研究表明,对于自由溶胀的均匀变形情形...     

基于整体局部1,3位移模式的层合板层间应力研究

为提高层合板层间应力计算的准确性,对Reddy型高阶剪切理论的基本位移模式进行改进,提出整体-局部1,3高阶位移模式．在满足层间位移连续,层间剪切应力连续,以及上下表面自由的条件下,与前人提出的整体-局部1,2-3位移模式相比,层合板板结构每个节点的独立变量由13缩减到11,并且不随层数的增加而变化．将整体-局部1,3高阶位移模式位移和应力的数值解与解析解进行对比,验证了整体-局部1,3位移模式的准确性,可应用于复合材料层合板的位移和应力分析．     

网链缠结对凝胶薄膜起皱的影响

凝胶薄膜在变形时易发生屈曲、起皱等失稳现象,这在凝胶薄膜的应用中是非常重要的．近年来,针对凝胶薄膜的屈曲、起皱失稳行为,越来越多的科研人员尝试从力学角度进行分析．但是大多数的研究是基于Flory-Rehner弹性凝胶理论,未考虑凝胶网链缠结引起的物理交联对凝胶自由能的影响,模型精度不高．本文采用Edwards-Vilgis所提出的Slip-link模型对平面内起皱的凝胶薄膜进行分析,研究了不伸展参数、滑移参数对聚合物凝胶增量模量的影响以及不伸展参数、滑移参数、基底材料泊松比对凝胶薄膜起皱时的临界波长和临界应力的影响．结果表明：化学势在一定范围内变化时,随着化学势的增加,增量模量、临界波长、临界应力减小;不可伸长参数越大,增量模量、临界波长及临界应力越大;滑移参数越大,增量模量、临界波长及临界应力越小．     

基于分布式应变测量的柔性体构件二维加速度连续测量方法研究

从工程中柔性体构件加速度测量出发,探索一种新型的基于分布式应变测量的加速度测量方法．该方法基于测量的分布式应变,转化得到离散点的曲率信息,使用数值方法连续化曲率,重构出曲线形状,利用二次曲线拟合出所测量点的运动轨迹,求导得出二次项系数,该系数的2倍即是加速度大小．通过设定理想模型进行了相关误差分析,分析了该方法各步骤的精度,从理论上验证了该方法的可行性,为下一步实验提供了依据和实验设计基础．     

缠结拓扑限制作用对凝胶杆屈曲的影响

当前对聚合物凝胶失稳现象的研究大多是基于Flory-Rehner弹性凝胶理论,并未考虑凝胶网络链段相互缠绕引起的物理交联对凝胶弹性网络自由能的影响．因此,本文采用了一个新的,包含网络缠结拓扑限制作用的凝胶自由能函数,在此基础上计算交联网链数密度与滑动环数密度的比值、不可伸展参数、滑移参数对聚合物凝胶的折合增量模量的影响,并给出了不同长细比凝胶杆的临界屈曲应力．研究结果表明：交联网链数密度与滑动环数密度的比值、不可伸展参数越大,增量模量越大,而滑移参数越大,增量模量越小;凝胶杆的长细比越大,临界屈曲应力越小．     

功能梯度球形水凝胶的化学力学耦合分析

作为一种新型智能材料,水凝胶具有特殊的化学力学耦合性能.采用功能梯度形式可使得水凝胶具有更好的适应性和可调控性.本研究中假设交联密度沿径向按幂函数规律变化,并基于水凝胶的大变形多场耦合一般理论,采用Flory-Huggins自由能函数,建立了功能梯度球形水凝胶在球对称情形的控制方程,并开展了功能梯度球形水凝胶在给定内压和化学势情行的非均匀大变形溶胀行为的理论研究.计算结果表明,不同梯度指数的球形水凝胶的内压、内孔半径曲线和内压、内表面径向伸长率曲线均呈现出一段稳定区间和另一段不稳定区间,说明内压超出某临界值会发生失稳并导致水凝胶的最终破坏.内压的临界值随梯度指数的增大而增大.研究表明,功能梯度球形水凝胶的材料参数(梯度指数、亲疏水特性、交联密度和溶剂分子的体积)和环境化学势对水凝胶溶胀行为具有重要的影响.在给定内表面压力的情况下,功能梯度球形水凝胶内表面的径向位移随梯度指数的改变接近为线性变化,而随其他参数的影响都呈现出明显的非线性.本研究有助于实现水凝胶智能结构和器件在复杂条件下的精准调控.}      

功能梯度球形水凝胶的化学力学耦合分析

作为一种新型智能材料,水凝胶具有特殊的化学力学耦合性能.采用功能梯度形式可使得水凝胶具有更好的适应性和可调控性.本研究中假设交联密度沿径向按幂函数规律变化,并基于水凝胶的大变形多场耦合一般理论,采用Flory-Huggins自由能函数,建立了功能梯度球形水凝胶在球对称情形的控制方程,并开展了功能梯度球形水凝胶在给定内压和化学势情行的非均匀大变形溶胀行为的理论研究.计算结果表明,不同梯度指数的球形水凝胶的内压–内孔半径曲线和内压–内表面径向伸长率曲线均呈现出一段稳定区间和另一段不稳定区间,说明内压超出某临界值会发生失稳并导致水凝胶的最终破坏.内压的临界值随梯度指数的增大而增大.研究表明,功能梯度球形水凝胶的材料参数(梯度指数、亲疏水特性、交联密度和溶剂分子的体积)和环境化学势对水凝胶溶胀行为具有重要的影响.在给定内表面压力的情况下,功能梯度球形水凝胶内表面的径向位移随梯度指数的改变接近为线性变化,而随其他参数的影响都呈现出明显的非线性.本研究有助于实现水凝胶智能结构和器件在复杂条件下的精准调控.     

材料三维微结构表征及其晶体塑性有限元模拟

材料的力学性能,尤其是在有限变形下所呈现的宏观各向异性,是材料结构设计和服役寿命考虑的关键因素。由于宏观模型不能较好地反映材料微观结构(晶粒的形貌和取向等)对宏观塑性各向异性的影响,因此,本文建立了能实际反映晶粒形貌的三维Voronoi模型,并基于晶体塑性理论对铝合金在有限变形下的响应进行计算。首先,建立反映材料微结构的代表性体积单元RVE模型进行计算,并与实验结果进行对比验证。然后,以单向拉伸为例,分析了有限变形过程中试件的晶粒形貌和取向分布等微观因素对宏观各向异性演化的影响,并从材料和结构两个层面讨论了微观结构对宏观力学性能的影响。结果表明,本文模型能够反映微观结构对宏观力学性能的影响,为实际生产制造领域构件的力学性能提供可靠的预测。     

Comparison of the geometrically nonlinear and linear theories of martensitic transformation

Over the last few years, a continuum model based on finite or nonlinear thermoelasticity has been developed and successfully used to study crystalline solids that undergo a martensitic phase transformation. A geometrically linear version of this model was developed independently and has been widely used in the materials science literature. This paper presents the two theories and evaluates them by comparing and contrasting the results in various problems. It is established that in analyzing particular microstructures, the linear theory does not offer significant simplifications and misses important details. However, in more general situations where the particular microstructure is unknown and may involve stress, the linear theory can address certain problems which are currently beyond the capabilities of the nonlinear theory. Such analysis can yield valuable qualitative information. Finally, an example where the two theories differ dramatically is presented.     

A thermo-mechanically coupled theory for fluid permeation in elastomeric materials: Application to thermally responsive gels

An elastomeric gel is a cross-linked polymer network swollen with a solvent, and certain gels can undergo large reversible volume changes as they are cycled about a critical temperature. We have developed a continuum-level theory to describe the coupled mechanical deformation, fluid permeation, and heat transfer of such thermally responsive gels. In discussing special constitutive equations we limit our attention to isotropic materials, and consider a model based on a Flory–Huggins model for the free energy change due to mixing of the fluid with the polymer network, coupled with a non-Gaussian statistical–mechanical model for the change in configurational entropy—a model which accounts for the limited extensibility of polymer chains. We have numerically implemented our theory in a finite element program. We show that our theory is capable of simulating swelling, squeezing of fluid by applied mechanical forces, and thermally responsive swelling/de-swelling of such materials.     

Buckling of thin gel strip under swelling

The buckling of thin gel film has attracted much attention due to its applications in the design of threedimensional structure from two-dimensional template. We have established an analytical model to study the swelling-induced buckling of a thin gel strip with one edge clampecd and the others free. The closed-form solutions for the amplitude and wavelength of the buckled shape are obtained by energy minimization of the total potential energy. The analytical results agree well with finite element analysis based on the inhomogeneous gel theory without any parameter fitting. The model provides a route to study complex postbuckling behaviors of thin gel films and guidelines to design the buckled configuration quantitatively by controlling the swelling ratio.     

Large deformation and electrochemistry of polyelectrolyte gels

Immersed in an ionic solution, a network of polyelectrolytes imbibes the solution and swells, resulting in a polyelectrolyte gel. The swelling is reversible, and the amount of swelling is regulated by ionic concentrations, mechanical forces, and electric potentials. This paper develops a field theory to couple large deformation and electrochemistry. A specific material model is described, including the effects of stretching the network, mixing the polymers with the solvent and ions, and polarizing the gel. We show that the notion of osmotic pressure in a gel has no experimental significance in general, but acquires a physical interpretation within the specific material model. The theory is used to analyze several phenomena: a gel swells freely in an ionic solution, a gel swells under a constraint of a substrate, electric double layer at the interface between the gel and the external solution, and swelling of a gel of a small size.     

A coupled theory of fluid permeation and large deformations for elastomeric materials

An elastomeric gel is a cross-linked polymer network swollen with a solvent (fluid). A continuum-mechanical theory to describe the various coupled aspects of fluid permeation and large deformations (e.g., swelling and squeezing) of elastomeric gels is formulated. The basic mechanical force balance laws and the balance law for the fluid content are reviewed, and the constitutive theory that we develop is consistent with modern treatments of continuum thermodynamics, and material frame-indifference. In discussing special constitutive equations we limit our attention to isotropic materials, and consider a model for the free energy based on a Flory-Huggins model for the free energy change due to mixing of the fluid with the polymer network, coupled with a non-Gaussian statistical-mechanical model for the change in configurational entropy—a model which accounts for the limited extensibility of polymer chains. As representative examples of application of the theory, we study (a) three-dimensional swelling-equilibrium of an elastomeric gel in an unconstrained, stress-free state; and (b) the following one-dimensional transient problems: (i) free-swelling of a gel; (ii) consolidation of an already swollen gel; and (iii) pressure-difference-driven diffusion of organic solvents across elastomeric membranes.     

Elastic behaviors of swollen multiphase networks of SBS and SIS block copolymers

A study on the swelling properties of SBS and SIS block copolymers was reported. A new relation of the elastic properties of SBS and SIS to the structure of elastomers, the swelling ratio and the nature of selective swelling agents was derived from the statistical theory of viscoelasticity developed earlier for thermoplastic elastomers SBS(SIS). The dependence of viscoelastic free energy of deformation and state equation on the nature of swelling agents and the swelling ratio was also investigated. It shows that the statistical theory of viscoelasticity for SBS(SIS) elastomers has proven to be very useful in characterizing the elastic behavior of swollen multiphase networks of SBS and SIS.     

Mechanics of inhomogeneous large deformation of photo-thermal sensitive hydrogels

A polymer network can imbibe copious amounts of solvent and swell, the resulting state is known as a gel. Depending on its constituents, a gel is able to deform under the influence of various external stimuli, such as temperature, pH-value and light. In this work, we investigate the photo-thermal mechanics of deformation of temperature sensitive hydrogels impregnated with light-absorbing nano-particles. The field theory of photo-thermal sensitive gels is developed by incorporating effects of photochemical heating into the thermodynamic theory of neutral and temperature sensitive hydrogels. This is achieved by considering the equilibrium thermodynamics of a swelling gel through a variational approach. The phase transition phenomenon of these gels, and the factors affecting their deformations, are studied. To facilitate the simulation of large inhomogeneous deformations subjected to geometrical constraints, a finite element model is developed using a user-defined subroutine in ABAQUS, and by modeling the gel as a hyperelastic material. This numerical approach is validated through case studies involving gels undergoing phase coexistence and buckling when exposed to irradiation of varying intensities, and as a microvalve in microfluidic application.     

A theory of coupled diffusion and large deformation in polymeric gels

A large quantity of small molecules may migrate into a network of long polymers, causing the network to swell, forming an aggregate known as a polymeric gel. This paper formulates a theory of the coupled mass transport and large deformation. The free energy of the gel results from two molecular processes: stretching the network and mixing the network with the small molecules. Both the small molecules and the long polymers are taken to be incompressible, a constraint that we enforce by using a Lagrange multiplier, which coincides with the osmosis pressure or the swelling stress. The gel can undergo large deformation of two modes. The first mode results from the fast process of local rearrangement of molecules, allowing the gel to change shape but not volume. The second mode results from the slow process of long-range migration of the small molecules, allowing the gel to change both shape and volume. We assume that the local rearrangement is instantaneous, and model the long-range migration by assuming that the small molecules diffuse inside the gel. The theory is illustrated with a layer of a gel constrained in its plane and subject to a weight in the normal direction. We also predict the scaling behavior of a gel under a conical indenter.     

基于各向异性修正偶应力理论的Reddy型层合板的自由振动

本文基于各向异性修正偶应力理论建立了只含一个尺度参数的Reddy型复合材料层合板的自由振动模型。同见诸于文献的细观尺度Kirchhoff薄板偶应力模型相比,本文提出的新模型能够更精确的预测细观尺度下的中、厚层合板的自振频率。基于Hamilton原理推导了细观尺度下Reddy型复合材料层合板的运动微分方程以及边界条件,并以正交铺设的四边简支复合材料层合方板为例进行了解析求解,分析了尺度参数对自振频率的影响并对比了Kirchhoff、Mindlin和Reddy等三种板模型计算结果的异同。算例结果表明本文所给出的模型能够捕捉到复合材料层合板自由振动问题的尺度效应。另外,在细观尺度下Kirchhoff板模型所预测的自振频率相对于Mindlin板模型和Reddy板模型总是过高,且越接近厚板三者的差别就越大,这与经典理论中三种板模型的对比情况是一致的。