Elastic characterization of nanoporous gold foams using laser based ultrasonics

A resonance based laser ultrasonics technique is explored for the characterization of low density nanoporous gold foams. Laser generated zero group velocity (ZGV) lamb waves are measured in the foams using a Michelson interferometer. The amplitude spectra obtained from the processed time-domain data are analyzed using a theoretical model from which the foam Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio are obtained. The technique is non-contact and nondestructive, and the ZGV resonance modes are spatially localized, allowing for spatial mapping of the bulk sample properties. The technique may be suitable for process control monitoring and mechanical characterization of low density nanoporous structures.     

阻抗管法测量水下吸声系数的系统误差分析*

利用阻抗管法测量吸声系数是水下吸声材料研制过程中的重要环节,实验测量结果相比理论计算结果更具说服力。然而在待测样品的制备和安装过程中容易引入的系统误差往往被忽略,从而影响实测结果可信度。为了降低系统误差,本文提出缝隙宽、垂直度和光洁度三种可能引入系统误差的因素,搭建传递函数法水下吸声系数测量的有限元模拟实验环境并验证仿真计算算法的正确性,研究相关参量对橡胶吸声系数的影响规律,并给出一定误差下对相关参量的限制要求。所得结论对降低测量误差、提升实测结果可信度具有一定参考价值。     

多阶声模态分解的改进阻抗管法测量材料的高频吸声系数

为了测量高频材料吸声系数,采用声模态分解的方法,基于阻抗管构建测试设备,在阻抗管内测量超过平面波截止频率的的高频吸声系数。测量过程中,通过在阻抗管的周向和轴向分别布置传声器阵列,分离管道内前3阶周向声模态以及各阶声模态的轴向传播入射波和反射波,从而得到最高频率达10000 Hz的材料吸声系数,并通过对比常规阻抗管测试方法的测量结果,说明采用声模态分解法对高频材料吸声系数的准确性。     

Using a thin actuator as secondary source for hybrid passive/active absorption in an impedance tube

This paper describes the practical implementation of a piezoelectric actuator as secondary source for hybrid passive/active broadband sound absorption in a standing-wave tube. This actuator consists of a thin circular aluminium plate driven by a piezoelectric patch and glued to a flexible rubber support. The resulting device has been mounted in a thin metallic ring that fits perfectly to the tube diameter. Passive absorption is afforded by either a porous layer or a microperforated panel, backed by an air gap. Active absorption is accomplished by releasing the sound pressure at a microphone behind the material, using either a loudspeaker or the actuator as secondary source. Results of broadband sound absorption reveal the feasibility of the piezoactuator. Compared to the loudspeaker, this actuator allows to greatly reduce the whole thickness of the hybrid absorber.     

金掺杂PMP泡沫的制备与表征

以聚-4-甲基-1-戊烯(PMP)为泡沫骨架材料,金颗粒为掺杂材料,均四甲苯与萘为混合溶剂体系,通过热诱导倒相技术制备出金掺杂低密度聚合物泡沫。实验结果表明:在金含量不变的情况下,掺杂泡沫的实际密度与理论密度呈线性关系;在理论密度不变的情况下,掺杂泡沫的实际密度随掺杂质量分数的增加趋近于理论值;金实际掺杂质量分数低于理论掺杂质量分数;掺杂泡沫与纯PMP泡沫具有类似的孔洞结构,随掺杂质量分数的增加泡沫的孔洞直径分布变宽且网络骨架尺寸有变大的趋势。     

金掺杂PMP泡沫的制备与表征

以聚-4-甲基-1-戊烯(PMP)为泡沫骨架材料,金颗粒为掺杂材料,均四甲苯与萘为混合溶剂体系,通过热诱导倒相技术制备出金掺杂低密度聚合物泡沫。实验结果表明：在金含量不变的情况下,掺杂泡沫的实际密度与理论密度呈线性关系;在理论密度不变的情况下,掺杂泡沫的实际密度随掺杂质量分数的增加趋近于理论值;金实际掺杂质量分数低于理论掺杂质量分数;掺杂泡沫与纯PMP泡沫具有类似的孔洞结构,随掺杂质量分数的增加泡沫的孔洞直径分布变宽且网络骨架尺寸有变大的趋势。     

An improved impedance tube test method based on multi-modal decomposition to determine the sound absorption coefficients at high frequencies

In this study,an improved impedance tube test method is proposed to determine the sound absorption coefficients of materials at high frequencies up to 10 kHz.Specifically,a multi-modal decomposition method is used to measure the sound absorption coefficients above the cut-off frequency of plane waves in the impedance tube.During the measurement process,an array of microphones is placed in the circumferential and axial directions of the tube.Then,the first three acoustic circumferential modes are...     

Investigation of sample size effects in impedance tube measurements

A series of careful impedance tube measurements using different sizes of glass fibre and felt samples have demonstrated that frame resonance effects result from slightly oversize samples. The appropriate size of a sample is investigated while also avoiding air leakage. Diameters of 0.5 or 1.0 mm less than the inner diameter of the tube are found to avoid these effects.     

A simplified model of mouth radiation impedance closed by mask cavity

Acoustic radiation impedance of the mouth is an important parameter when the vocal tract is modelled by the equivalent electrical circuit. If the vocal tract is closed by a cavity, as when the speaker wears some kind of mask, total impedance acoustically loading the vocal tract becomes serial connection of the mouth radiation impedance and the mask impedance. In that case the mouth radiation impedance has to be changed compared to free field conditions. This paper introduces a simplified approach to the modelling of that change by an appropriate reduction coefficient. The analysis based on an experiment preformed by measurement in the vocal tract physical model accompanied with analytical estimation has shown that the value of such reduction coefficient is 0.5. The results reveal that for a vocal tract closed with mask cavity the change in mouth radiation impedance introduced in an equivalent electrical circuit can be approximated by the value for free field radiation decreased by about 50%.     

Uniaxial deformation tests of aqueous foams: rate effects and topological changes

We have experimentally obtained force?elongation, F(w), curves for the uniaxial extension/compression of single cylindrical bubbles and bubble clusters bounded by two horizontal walls at a variable separation, w. We have studied the effect of the elongation rate on F(w) of cylindrical bubbles and the changes in F associated with instabilities and with topological transformations that occur during deformation of bubble clusters.     

A criterion for the use of linear regression analysis in the determination of low values of absorption coefficient using the impedance tube method

This article describes a quick and convenient method for estimating the percentage error associated with any measurement of absorption coefficient using the impedance tube method. A parameter Z is calculated, using constants appropriate to the tube and the decibel difference between a pressure maximum and minimum. The value of this parameter can be used as a criterion as to whether a more accurate determination, using linear regression, should be employed. The technique is valuable as an aid when low values of absorption coefficient, particularly at low frequencies, are to be measured.     

Microstructure based model for sound absorption predictions of perforated closed-cell metallic foams

Closed-cell metallic foams are known for their rigidity, lightness, thermal conductivity as well as their low production cost compared to open-cell metallic foams. However, they are also poor sound absorbers. Similarly to a rigid solid, a method to enhance their sound absorption is to perforate them. This method has shown good preliminary results but has not yet been analyzed from a microstructure point of view. The objective of this work is to better understand how perforations interact with closed-cell foam microstructure and how it modifies the sound absorption of the foam. A simple two-dimensional microstructural model of the perforated closed-cell metallic foam is presented and numerically solved. A rough three-dimensional conversion of the two-dimensional results is proposed. The results obtained with the calculation method show that the perforated closed-cell foam behaves similarly to a perforated solid; however, its sound absorption is modulated by the foam microstructure, and most particularly by the diameters of both perforation and pore. A comparison with measurements demonstrates that the proposed calculation method yields realistic trends. Some design guides are also proposed.     

Medium characterization from interface-wave impedance and ellipticity using simultaneous displacement and pressure measurements

The interface-wave impedance and ellipticity are wave attributes that interrelate the full waveforms as observed in different components. For each of the fluid/elastic-solid interface waves, i.e., the pseudo-Rayleigh (pR) and Stoneley (St) waves, the impedance and ellipticity are found to have different functional dependencies on Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio. By combining the attributes in a cost function, unique and stable estimates of these parameters can be obtained, particularly when using the St wave. In a validation experiment, the impedance of the laser-excited pR wave is successfully extracted from simultaneous measurements of the normal particle displacement and the fluid pressure at a water/aluminum interface. The displacement is measured using a laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) and the pressure with a needle hydrophone. Any LDV measurement is perturbed by refractive-index changes along the LDV beam once acoustic waves interfere with the beam. Using a model that accounts for these perturbations, an impedance decrease of 28% with respect to the plane wave impedance of the pR wave is predicted for the water/aluminum configuration. Although this deviation is different for the experimentally extracted impedance, there is excellent agreement between the observed and predicted pR waveforms in both the particle displacement and fluid pressure.     

Structure characterization of foams and filled polymers by means of MRI

The structure of foams and filled polymers can be analyzed by means of MRI. It is also possible to observe the deformation behavior of the structure of foams and filled polymers in situ. A displacement experiment (rigid body) was performed in the magnet and observed by MRI. The NMR images are analyzed by image processing. Average distances between particles are estimated by the use of the autocorrelation function and the spectrum of the autocorrelation function. The spectrum shows the spatial frequency of the distances. The displacement field was calculated by the cross-correlation function. Information about particle distances and micromechanical deformation can be obtained by NMR imaging methods by combining autocorrelation and cross-correlation.     

双极性流对低阻抗器件的影响

 分析讨论了双极性流对平面二极管发射电流的影响,并利用PIC程序对平面二极管中的双极性流问题进行了数值对比。在此基础上模拟研究了具有径向发射特点的低阻抗高功率微波器件MILO中的双极性流问题。结果表明：双极性流的出现使器件偏离最佳工作点,使输出功率和效率降低,电压越高,器件偏离最佳工作点就会越远,当电压高到一定值以后会使器件的工作点移至B-H曲线以下,器件处于过绝缘状态,不能正常工作。     

Elastic characterization of porous silicon by acoustic microscopy

Acoustic microsocopy methods and particularly microechography have made it possible to determine porosity and mechanical properties of porous silicon. Nevertheless, these techniques are limited when porosity becomes important or when the layer thickness is too thin. This problem can be solved by detecting and analysing guided waves in the layers (Lamb's waves) which are contained in the acoustic signature V(z).     

靶用低密度聚4-甲基-1-戊烯泡沫的制备与表征

 通过控制体系的受热历史,改进了惯性约束聚变靶材料聚4-甲基-1-戊烯(TPX)泡沫二元溶剂体系的制备工艺,并利用β射线检测和X射线照相技术,对不同制备工艺的泡沫柱进行密度分布表征。结果表明：两种方法检测的结果基本一致,即凝胶过程的冷却速率为1 ℃/min,且凝胶后采用淬冷使其快速固化的方法能制得密度分布均匀的低密度TPX泡沫样品,从而确定了均匀泡沫的最佳制备工艺。由于二元溶剂体系的超低密度TPX泡沫样品孔径太大,极个别大孔可达数百μm,均匀度极低,所以采用TPX的环己烷一元溶剂体系可以成功制备出最低密度达3 mg/cm³的超低密度TPX泡沫样品,且满足Z箍缩物理实验用靶的需求。     

Elastic characterization of polymer fibers by laser Doppler vibrometry

Top: Nylon wire with a thickness of 150 μm (left). Polyamide fiber cubic grid sample, with average grid strut thickness 1.1 mm and distance between adjacent strut connections 7 mm (right). Center: Dispersion measurement results of a nylon wire as function of position x and time t (left) and as function of wavenumber k and frequency f (right). Bottom: Dispersion measurement results of a 3D printed polyamide grid as function of position x and time t (left) and as function of wavenumber k and frequency f (right)

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