Shear- and vibration-induced order-disorder transitions in granular media

By molecular dynamics simulations we investigate the order-disorder transitions induced in granular media by an applied drive combining vibrations and shear. As the steady state is attained, the pack is found in disordered configurations for comparatively high intensities of the drive; conversely, ordering and packing fractions exceeding the random close packing are found when vibrations and shear are weak. As forcing amplitudes get smaller, we find diverging time scales in the dynamics, as the system enters a jamming region. Under this perspective, our picture supports the intuition that externally applied forcing has, in driven granular media, a role similar to temperature in thermal systems.     

Effect of ultrasonic cavitation on dynamics and characteristics of electric discharge in liquid

Characteristics of electric discharges in liquid media under intense ultrasonic vibrations are studied. The difference in current dynamics and discharge voltages in the presence and in the absence of cavitation is shown.     

Numerical modelling of longitudinal vibrations of a sucker rod string

A new technique for analyzing the dynamic behavior of a sucker rod string used in the oil well industry is presented. The main difficulty in the numerical calculation of the examined structure is a multivalued velocity—force relation determined by Coulomb's friction and by loads generated during operation of pump valves. Both the monotonic and nonmonotonic velocity—force relations are considered. A quasi-variational inequality formulation of the problem is proposed. The solution of the inequality amounts to finding the minimum of a convex nonsmooth functional at each time step by means of the Newmark difference time scheme, successive iterations and finite element discretization. The problem of functional minimization is reduced to construction of a sequence of smooth nonlinear programming problems by introducing the auxiliary variables and applying the augmented Lagrangian method. The proposed approach is used to study the longitudinal vibrations of sucker rod strings under near-real conditions. In such systems the most commonly occurring vibration modes are the stick-slip vibrations and the vibrations with natural force excited twice a cycle. The nonmonotonic character of the friction law leads to intensification of these vibrations. In the case of nonmonotonic friction law the stick-slip vibrations can occur even under the action of constant external forces.     

A study of the characteristics of the combustion of a Ti +0.5C granular mixture in an inert gas flow

The characteristics of the combustion of a Ti +0.5C granular mixture in a quartz tube under conditions of blowing with argon are studied. The gas flow (cocurrent filtration) is provided by a fixed pressure drop (<1 atm) across the feedstock bed. The dynamics of gas evolution during the combustion the Ti + 0.5C granular mixture, both in the presence and absence of blowing is investigated. The blowing is demonstrated to influence the chemical and phase composition of the condensed synthesis products. It is shown that blowing the Ti + 0.5C granular mixture with a cocurrent argon flow of increases the burning rate.     

Density fluctuations in a model for vibrated granular media

This paper presents the study of density fluctuations in a model for vibrated granular media. Their microscopic origin is shown to be linked to the microscopic disorder in grains packing. Varying vibrations amplitude and duration, several regimes are found for density relaxation. Its power spectrum is well described by power laws.     

Optimum design of photoresist thickness for 90-nm critical dimension based on ArF laser lithography

In this work,a 90-nm critical dimension(CD) technological process in an ArF laser lithography system is simulated,and the swing curves of the CD linewidth changing with photoresist thickness are obtained in the absence and presence of bottom antireflection coating(BARC).By analysing the simulation result,it can be found that in the absence of BARC the CD swing curve effect is much bigger than that in the presence of BARC.So,the BARC should be needed for the 90-nm CD manufacture.The optimum resist thickness for 90-nm CD in the presence of BARC is obtained,and the optimizing process in this work can be used for reference in practice.     

Experimental evidence for molecular chaos in granular gases

We present measurements showing the presence and the absence of molecular chaos in a two-layer vertically vibrated granular media where a plate drives a horizontal layer of massive grains, which, in turn, drives a second horizontal layer of lighter grains above the first. In the first layer driven by the plate, the velocities are spatially correlated. In the second layer, we find uncorrelated velocities consistent with the presence of molecular chaos. In this experiment, energy injection that is randomized in both space and time throughout the shaking cycle is necessary for observing molecular chaos and "kinetic theory"-like behavior. At higher densities, excluded volume effects force velocity correlations in the system which is no longer "gaslike" in behavior.     

Jamming, two-fluid behavior, and "self-filtration" in concentrated particulate suspensions

We study the flow of model hard-sphere colloidal suspensions at high volume fraction Phi driven through a constriction by a pressure gradient. Above a particle-size dependent limit Phi(0), direct microscopic observations demonstrate jamming and unjamming-conversion of fluid to solid and vice versa-during flow. We show that such a jamming flow produces a reduction in colloid concentration Phi(x) downstream of the constriction. We propose that this "self-filtration" effect is due to a combination of jamming of the particulate part of the system and continuing flow of the liquid part, i.e., the solvent, through the pores of the jammed solid. Thus we link jamming in colloidal and granular media with a "two-fluid-like" picture of the flow of concentrated suspensions. Results are also discussed in the light of the original experiments of Reynolds on dilation in granular materials.     

Modeling U-turn traffic flow

Median U-turns are sometimes installed to improve the traffic flow at busy intersections by eliminating left turns. Using a microscopic traffic model, we confirmed the presence of transitions from free flow to congested flow with increasing car inflow density. In addition, our proposed rules inside a U-turn curve, which accounted for safety issues and an asymmetric lane changing behavior (outer-to-inner vs. inner-to-outer lane transitions), predicted the speed distribution of cars after the U-turn curve. We found that U-turn curves installed for improving traffic flow at busy intersections produced their desired effects only when there is minimal interaction between cars.     

Avalanche dynamics in wet granular materials

We have studied the dynamics of avalanching wet granular media in a rotating drum apparatus. Quantitative measurements of the flow velocity and the granular flux during avalanches allow us to characterize novel avalanche types unique to wet media. We also explore the details of viscoplastic flow (observed at the highest liquid contents) in which there are lasting contacts during flow, leading to coherence across the entire sample. This coherence leads to a velocity-independent flow depth at high rotation rates and novel robust pattern formation in the granular surface.     

A quantitative analysis on the energy dissipation mechanism of the non-obstructive particle damping technology

The non-obstructive particle damping (NOPD) technology has been recently developed from particle damping and impact damping technologies. In this paper, a quantitative analysis of the dissipation mechanism of NOPD based on a statistical theory is investigated for the first time to our knowledge. Under high-frequency vibrations, the dense granular motion of NOPD is very similar to turbulence. Thus, Kolmogorov's hypothesis in turbulence is adopted to describe the energy spectral density and velocity correlation function of the particles in the NOPD technology. It is shown that the NOPD's mean energy dissipation (per unit mass) increases with either the granular diameter or the volume ratio of the dense granular flow. The quantitative model for the NOPD technology presented in the paper should be useful in possible engineering applications of vibration reduction.     

L-阿拉伯糖指纹区太赫兹光谱和拉曼光谱的研究

为了解生物体内L-阿拉伯糖在代谢过程中的合成与降解机制,采用太赫兹和拉曼光谱系统,对其指纹区的振动进行检测。结果表明,L-阿拉伯糖太赫兹图谱在频率49.5和72.2 cm-1分别检测出了振动吸收,其中72.2 cm-1的振动为首次检出。该振动频率与其折射率图谱反常色散的频率基本一致,故这两个振动吸收可以作为L-阿拉伯糖的特征吸收。最为重要的是,在该频域内,检测得到图谱的波型与三种异构体理论值简单叠加后波型极为相似,故可以初步判定样品含有三种构象异构体(α-型、β-型和l-型结构),非单一组分,而是混合组分;对于拉曼图谱而言,其特点简洁而明晰,一般将指纹区的振动,从高到低分为四个区域：吡喃环结构的伸缩振动、亚甲基的摇摆振动、环上羟基的扭曲振动及环骨架扭曲和畸变振动。同时也根据密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-311G**基组,分别对L-阿拉伯糖的三种构象异构体的振动进行模拟计算,利用势能分布对这些振动进行归属和指认。与理论值相比,振动频率检测值有不同程度的红移,即振动频率向低频发生了偏移,其原因是样品内不同分子间相互影响所致。     

运动物体在颗粒介质中的阻力形式

物体由重力驱动在颗粒介质中的运动过程，从动力学上可以用等效重力、颗粒床的黏性阻力及静压阻力来描述.通过求解此动力学模型，找到了一个能够控制颗粒系统处于不同阻尼状态的参量Γ，Γ的表达式直接反映了黏性阻力项和静压阻力项的竞争.这种竞争使得颗粒介质能够处于不同阻尼状态，表现出不同的表观阻力行为.根据理论分析结果设计实验，实现了对颗粒介质体系阻尼状态的调节，验证了理论模型给出的运动物体在颗粒介质中受到的阻力形式. 关键词： 颗粒体系 阻力 动力学过程     

Effect of potential energy distribution on the melting of clusters

We find that the potential energy distribution of atoms in clusters can consistently explain many important phenomena related to the phase changes of clusters, such as the nonmonotonic variation of melting temperature with size, the dependence of melting, boiling, and sublimation temperatures on the interatomic potentials, the existence of a surface-melted phase, and the absence of a premelting peak in heat capacity curves. We also find a new type of premelting mechanism in double icosahedral Pd19 clusters, where one of the two internal atoms escapes to the surface at the premelting temperature.     

Shear instabilities in granular mixtures

Dynamical instabilities in fluid mechanics are responsible for a variety of important common phenomena, such as waves on the sea surface or Taylor vortices in Couette flow. In granular media dynamical instabilities have just begun to be discovered. Here we show by means of molecular dynamics simulation the existence of a new dynamical instability of a granular mixture under oscillating horizontal shear, which leads to the formation of a striped pattern where the components are segregated. We investigate the properties of such a Kelvin-Helmholtz-like instability and show how it is connected to pattern formation in granular flow and segregation.     

考虑相重新分布的双重介质分形油藏不稳定渗流压力动态特征

基于分形油藏渗流力学,针对存在井筒储集、表皮效应和井筒相重新分布影响下的不稳定渗流问题,建立双重介质分形油藏有效井径数学模型,并采用Douglas-Jones预估校正法求得无限大地层定产量生产条件下的非线性数值解.由数值解可知,该系统完整的压降曲线由四个流动区组成.最后分析各个分形参数、相重新分布参数和双重介质参数变化时压力的变化规律,做出典型压力曲线图版,为研究复杂渗流系统中相重新分布影响下的不稳定渗流规律提供参考.     

Reciprocal oscillons and nonmonotonic fronts in forced nonequilibrium systems

The formation of oscillons in a synchronously oscillating background is studied in the context of both damped and self-exciting oscillatory media. Using the forced complex Ginzburg-Landau equation we show that such states bifurcate from finite amplitude homogenous states near the 2:1 resonance boundary. In each case we identify a region in parameter space containing a finite multiplicity of coexisting stable oscillons with different structure. Stable time-periodic monotonic and nonmonotonic frontlike states are present in an overlapping region. Both types of structure are related to the presence of a Maxwell point between the zero and finite amplitude homogeneous states.     

Axially symmetric vibrations of fluid-filled poroelastic circular cylindrical shells

Employing Biot's theory of wave propagation in liquid saturated porous media, axially symmetric vibrations of fluid-filled and empty poroelastic circular cylindrical shells of infinite extent are investigated for different wall-thicknesses. Let the poroelastic cylindrical shells are homogeneous and isotropic. The frequency equation of axially symmetric vibrations each for a pervious and an impervious surface is derived. Particular cases when the fluid is absent are considered both for pervious and impervious surfaces. The frequency equation of axially symmetric vibrations propagating in a fluid-filled and an empty poroelastic bore, each for a pervious and an impervious surface is derived as a limiting case when ratio of thickness to inner radius tends to infinity as the outer radius tends to infinity. Cut-off frequencies when the wavenumber is zero are obtained for fluid-filled and empty poroelastic cylindrical shells both for pervious and impervious surfaces. When the wavenumber is zero, the frequency equation of axially symmetric shear vibrations is independent of nature of surface, i.e., pervious or impervious and also it is independent of presence of fluid in the poroelastic cylindrical shell. Non-dimensional phase velocity for propagating modes is computed as a function of ratio of thickness to wavelength in absence of dissipation. These results are presented graphically for two types of poroelastic materials and then discussed. In general, the phase velocity of an empty poroelastic cylindrical shell is higher than that of a fluid-filled poroelastic cylindrical shell.The phase velocity of a fluid-filled bore is higher than that of an empty poroelastic bore. Previous results are shown as a special case of present investigation. Results of purely elastic solid are obtained.     

Gas-mediated impact dynamics in fine-grained granular materials

Noncohesive granular media exhibit complex responses to sudden impact that often differ from those of ordinary solids and liquids. We investigate how this response is mediated by the presence of interstitial gas between the grains. Using high-speed x-ray radiography we track the motion of a steel sphere through the interior of a bed of fine, loose granular material. We find a crossover from nearly incompressible, fluidlike behavior at atmospheric pressure to a highly compressible, dissipative response once most of the gas is evacuated. We discuss these results in light of recent proposals for the drag force in granular media.     

Stabilization by dissipation and stochastic resonant activation in quantum metastable systems

In this tutorial paper we present a comprehensive review of the escape dynamics from quantum metastable states in dissipative systems and related noise-induced effects. We analyze the role of dissipation and driving in the escape process from quantum metastable states with and without an external driving force, starting from a nonequilibrium initial condition. We use the Caldeira–Leggett model and a non-perturbative theoretical technique within the Feynman–Vernon influence functional approach in strong dissipation regime. In the absence of driving, we find that the escape time from the metastable region has a nonmonotonic behavior versus the system-bath coupling and the temperature, producing a stabilizing effect in the quantum metastable system. In the presence of an external driving, the escape time from the metastable region has a nonmonotonic behavior as a function of the frequency of the driving, the thermal-bath coupling and the temperature. The quantum noise enhanced stability phenomenon is observed in both systems investigated. Finally, we analyze the resonantly activated escape from a quantum metastable state in the spin-boson model. We find quantum stochastic resonant activation, that is the presence of a minimum in the escape time as a function of the driving frequency. Background and introductory material has been added in the first three sections of the paper to make this tutorial review reasonably self-contained and readable for graduate students and non-specialists from related areas.