Nonlinear Waves and the Origin of Bubbles in Fluidized Beds

Early experiments in the mid-1940s established two different regimes of behavior of fluidized systems. These are broadly classified into systems that exhibit massive phase segregation, leading to particle-free regions called bubbles, and those that do not. Explaining the origin of bubbles and of these two regimes has represented both a technological and scientific challenge since then. The late 1960s through the 1970s saw a series of illuminating experiments that established many features of the flow regimes and their characteristics through both flow visualizations and quantitative measurements. Recent numerical and theoretical work has come close the resolving the problem. This paper represents the written version of the talk given at the Symposium in honor of Leen van Wijngaarden's retirement. In it, I review the history of progress on the problem in two giant 25-year steps.     

Formation and Amplification of Shock Waves in a Bubble “Cord”

The structure and dynamics of the wave field generated by a bubble system in the form of an axial bubble cylinder (cord) excited by a plane shock wave propagating along the axis in an axisymmetric shock tube are numerically examined. It is shown that consecutive excitation of oscillations of the bubble zone results in formation of a quasi-steady shock wave in the cord and in the ambient liquid. Results of the numerical analysis of the maximum amplitude of the resulting wave as a function of problems parameters are described.__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 46–52, September–October, 2005.     

Dispersion of Small Amplitude Waves in a Pre-Stressed, Compressible Elastic Plate

The dispersion of harmonic waves, propagating along a principal direction in a pre-stressed, compressible elastic plate, is investigated in respect of the most general isotropic strain-energy function. Different cases, dependent on the choice of material parameters and pre-stress, are analysed. A complete long and short wave asymptotic analysis is carried out, with the approximations obtained giving phase speed (and frequency) as explicit functions of wave and mode number. Various wave fronts, both associated with the short wave limit of harmonics and arising through the combination of harmonics in a narrow wave speed region, are discussed. It is mentioned that the case of high compressibility is of particular interest. In contrast with the classical (un-strained) case, the longitudinal body wave speed may be less than the corresponding shear wave speed. In consequence, the short wave limit of all harmonics may be the appropriate longitudinal wave speed; contrasting with the classical case for which this limit is necessarily associated with a shear wave front. A further possible short wave limit is also shown to exist for which the associated wave normal has a component in the direction normal to the plate. Particularly novel numerical results are presented when the longitudinal and shear wave speeds are equal. The analysis is illustrated by numerical calculations for various strain-energy functions.     

Reflection and Transmission of Elastic Waves from the Interface of a Fluid-saturated Porous Solid and a Double Porosity Solid

The reflection and transmission characteristics of an incident plane P1 wave from the interface of a fluid-saturated single porous solid and a fluid-saturated double porosity solid are investigated. The fluid-saturated porous solid is modeled with the classic Biot’s theory and the double porosity medium is described by an extended Biot’s theory. In a double-porosity model with dual-permeability there exist three compressional waves and a shear wave. The effects of the incident angle and frequency on amplitude ratios of the reflected and transmitted waves to the incident wave are discussed. Two boundary conditions are discussed in detail: (a) Open-pore boundary and (b) Sealed-pore boundary. Numerical results reveal that the characteristics of the reflection and transmission coefficients to the incident angle and the frequency are quite different for the two cases of boundary conditions. Properties of the bulk waves existing in the fluid-saturated porous solid and the double porosity medium are also studied.     

Reflection and Transmission of Elastic Waves at the Interface Between Water and a Double Porosity Solid

The reflection and transmission of an incident plane wave at an interface between water and a fluid-saturated double porosity solid are investigated. The properties of the three compressional waves and one shear wave in double porosity media are discussed in detail. The effect of the viscosity, permeability, and porosity on the phase velocity and attenuation of four bulk waves is presented. Comparison between the double porosity theory and the Biot theory reveals that there exists obvious difference in the phase velocity, attenuation and the reflection and transmission coefficients. Two cases of boundary conditions, i.e., the sealed-pore and the open-pore boundaries, are introduced in the numerical calculation. At last, the effect of the fracture permeability and porosity on the reflection and transmission coefficients considered. It is revealed that the amplitudes of the reflected and transmitted waves strongly depend the boundary condition, fracture permeability, and porosity.     

波在双孔隙与单孔隙介质界面上的反射与透射

基于Biot理论和双重孔隙介质理论研究了弹性波在双重孔隙介质与流体饱和单一孔隙介质 界面的反射和透射问题,在界面上假定裂缝孔隙流体相对于固体骨架的位移为零,推导了反 射系数和透射系数的计算公式,数值讨论了反射系数和透射系数随入射角和频率的变化关 系. 同时,讨论了双重孔隙介质中3种压缩波(P-1, P-2和P-3波)和一种剪切波(S波) 的频散和衰减特性.     

Comparing the Evolution Characteristics of Waves in Nonlinearly Elastic Micro- and Nanocomposites with Carbon Fillers

A method is proposed for studying the evolution of plane waves in micro- and nanocomposite materials. This method permits comparing the evolutions of harmonic waves and produces results that are in agreement with data obtained earlier and with the metaphysical reasoning on the nanomechanics of composite materials     

多维地震波作用下地铁车站及场地的地震反应

研究了不同类型多维地震波作用下地铁车站及软土场地的地震反应特征。以上海软土场地条件下的某双层地铁车站为背景,采用有限元方法建立了描述场地土与地铁车站结构相互作用的二维非线性力学模型,其中利用等效线性化方法模拟了土的非线性。以不同类型基岩的多维(含水平向和竖向）地震波作为输入,运用ANSYS软件数值分析了软土场地中地铁车站结构及场地的地震反应,比较了不同类型地震波作用下地铁车站结构和场地地震反应的差异．算例结果表明：在长周期地震波作用下地铁车站结构的内力响应峰值以及场地地表的加速度响应峰值和位移响应峰值均明显大于普通地震波作用下的相应值;考虑竖向地震动时双层地铁车站底层中柱的柱底轴力较单一水平向地震动作用的情形有明显增大;地铁车站的存在使结构上覆土层加速度响应峰值和位移响应峰值有所降低．     

应力脉冲在SHPB实验中弥散效应的数值模拟与频谱分析

在评判不同材料的整形器对加载波形的改进效果的应用背景下,对比研究了不同形态的应力脉冲在霍普金森压杆(split Hopkinson pressure bar,SHPB)中的弥散效应。利用有限元软件LS-DYNA建立了杆件的三维有限元模型,在杆端分别施加矩形、三角形和半正弦形的应力脉冲,分析了波形振荡、前沿升时和应力峰值随传播距离的变化规律,并运用频谱分析的方法进行了理论解释。结果表明:三角应力脉冲和半正弦应力脉冲在各个方面都比传统的矩形应力脉冲表现出了更小的弥散效应;半正弦应力脉冲在传播过程中比三角应力脉冲更能控制其形态,能有效地减少弥散效应,提高Φ100mm SHPB实验精度,是岩石类非均质材料的理想加载波形;频谱分析的方法能从理论方面有效地解释应力脉冲信号在SHPB实验中的弥散现象。由此可见,波形整形设计的理想目标为具有较宽历时的半正弦应力脉冲。     

非均质变截面杆中弹性波的反射和透射

基于一维弹性波理论，本文对应力波在非均质变截面杆中传播问题进行了一维简单波分析，并把分析结果与二维轴对称有限元分析结果进行了比较，表明一维简单波分析是非常有效和实用的。利用一维简单波分析方法，本文还揭示了应力波在非均质变截面杆中的传播规律，特别对含有内部交界面的非均质变截面杆（带有连接段）进行了一维等效简化分析，研究了连接段对应力波传播的影响。     

Piezoelectric wafer active sensor embedded ultrasonics in beams and plates

In this paper we present the results of a systematic theoretical and experimental investigation of the fundamental aspects of using piezoelectric wafe active sensors (PWASs) to achieve embedded ultrasonics in thin-gage beam and plate structures. This investigation opens the path for systematic application of PWASs forin situ health monitoring. After a comprehensive review of the literature, we present the principles of embedded PWASs and their interaction with the host structure. We give a brief review of the Lamb wave principles with emphasis on the understanding the particle motion wave speed/group velocity dispersion. Finite element modeling and experiments on thin-gage beam and plate specimens are presented and analyzed. The axial (S ₀) and flexural (A ₀) wave propagation patterns are simulated and experimentally measured. The group-velocity dispersion curves are validated. The use of the pulse-echo ultrasonic technique with embedded PWASs is illustrated using both finite element simulation and experiments. The importance of using high-frequency waves optimally tuned to the sensor-structure interaction is demonstrated. In conclusion, we discuss the extension of these results toin situ structural health monitoring using embedded ultrasonics.     

正交各向异性材料热弹性问题的三维无网格法计算模型及应用

建立了正交各向异性材料热弹性问题的三维无网格伽辽金(Element Free Galerkin, EFG)法计算模型。利用该计算模型对三维复合材料汽轮机叶轮和轴承座进行了热弹性分析,对比了材料方向角及热导率因子、热膨胀系数因子和拉压弹性模量因子不同组合情况下轴承座的最大热变形总位移和当量应力值,讨论了材料方向角及上述正交各向异性因子对热变形和当量应力的影响规律,并与各向同性材料进行了对比。结果表明:三维EFG模型的热变形总位移和当量应力相对误差范数分别比有限元法小0.1215%和0.1359%;材料方向角同时影响热变形的大小和方向,但对当量应力方向影响不大;正交各向异性材料因子主要影响热变形和当量应力的大小。在考虑热-机械载荷作用下的三维复合材料零件结构设计中,当以刚度或强度为主要需求时,材料方向角、热导率因子、热膨胀系数因子、拉压弹性模量因子分别在(45°~60°,8:1:4~10:1:5,(1/6):(1/5):1~(1/5):(1/4):1,(7/5):1:(9/5)~(3/2):1:2)或(0°~10°,(1/10):1:(1/5)~(1/8):1:(1/4),(1/5):1:(1/6)~(1/4):1:(1/5),1:(1/5):(1/10)~1:(1/4):(1/8))范围内取值能有效降低轴承座等结构的热变形和当量应力。